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Some people legitimately think the purpose of life is productivity. I see quite a few on twitter and I can't help but stare and study them like some alien lifef

Some people legitimately think the purpose of life is productivity. I see quite a few on twitter and I can't help but stare and study them like some alien lifeform.

brnt 5y ago
They make for excellent employees. Promotion of this and similar values almost seem like they were designed for capitalists to exploit.
- serverholic 5y ago
  For sure. I'd legitimately love to get inside their heads and see what makes them tick because it's a completely foreign mindset for me. I saw some recently on twitter who were discussing how they run their relationships like a corporate business... They have standups, 1on1's, scheduled relationship sync up meetings, etc. As if doing this bullshit during their day jobs wasn't enough.
  - pm90 5y ago
    “Don’t trust stuff you read on the internet”. I would be careful about this stuff as a lot of people are in the “productivity coach” market.
    - serverholic 5y ago
      Are you warning me so I don't get sucked into that mindset? If so then you've seriously misunderstood my comments. I despise productivity hacker, grindset culture.
liaukovv 5y ago
Purpose of life is reproduction Reproduction is easier in engineered environment
- serverholic 5y ago
  Are you saying you're one of those people? If so could you tell me why you're ok with trivializing your life like that? Are you religious?
  - kqr 5y ago
    You might be using the word "purpose" in different senses. The one you're responding to likely means that "the selection bias inherent in our perspective on the world selects for traits that enhance reproduction".
imtringued 5y ago
I've played a game called Prosperous universe and witnessed the end of capitalism. Think about it. A game where the enjoyment is derived from economic activity and it's growth. At some point you reach the end of the tech tree. There are no new frontiers to discover. There is no need for further productivity. The game is prone to making itself redundant. If there was no base limit and bots were accepted the entire game could be played by a single player thereby eliminating the need for all other players. When you consider this inherent contradiction you really start wondering what the point of capitalism is. You reach the end and stop playing. Why haven't we stopped "playing" the same way I stopped playing? There is an existential crisis at the core of capitalism. Productivity can only exist for the sake of leisure.

Some people legitimately think the purpose of life is productivity. I see quite a few on twitter and I can't help but stare and study them like some alien lifeform.

brnt 5y ago

They make for excellent employees. Promotion of this and similar values almost seem like they were designed for capitalists to exploit.

serverholic 5y ago
For sure. I'd legitimately love to get inside their heads and see what makes them tick because it's a completely foreign mindset for me. I saw some recently on twitter who were discussing how they run their relationships like a corporate business... They have standups, 1on1's, scheduled relationship sync up meetings, etc. As if doing this bullshit during their day jobs wasn't enough.
- pm90 5y ago
  “Don’t trust stuff you read on the internet”. I would be careful about this stuff as a lot of people are in the “productivity coach” market.
  - serverholic 5y ago
    Are you warning me so I don't get sucked into that mindset? If so then you've seriously misunderstood my comments. I despise productivity hacker, grindset culture.

liaukovv 5y ago

Purpose of life is reproduction Reproduction is easier in engineered environment

serverholic 5y ago
Are you saying you're one of those people? If so could you tell me why you're ok with trivializing your life like that? Are you religious?
- kqr 5y ago
  You might be using the word "purpose" in different senses. The one you're responding to likely means that "the selection bias inherent in our perspective on the world selects for traits that enhance reproduction".

imtringued 5y ago

I've played a game called Prosperous universe and witnessed the end of capitalism. Think about it. A game where the enjoyment is derived from economic activity and it's growth. At some point you reach the end of the tech tree. There are no new frontiers to discover. There is no need for further productivity. The game is prone to making itself redundant. If there was no base limit and bots were accepted the entire game could be played by a single player thereby eliminating the need for all other players. When you consider this inherent contradiction you really start wondering what the point of capitalism is. You reach the end and stop playing. Why haven't we stopped "playing" the same way I stopped playing? There is an existential crisis at the core of capitalism. Productivity can only exist for the sake of leisure.