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Why do you feel like you have to progress towards something? You enjoy time on HN yet comes this guilt telling you it was wasted - because a certain school of t
by soco 4y ago
Why do you feel like you have to progress towards something? You enjoy time on HN yet comes this guilt telling you it was wasted - because a certain school of thought regards anything not "progressing" as waste. Some say that started with capitalism, others say it started from the protestants, but you're definitely not the first or only one living with this guilt of "wasting". Because any pleasure is waste, according to that school of thought.
- waynesonfire 4y agothat sounds all good but your analysis is incomplete unless you address this little idea called addiction.
- wollsmoth 4y agoI feel like time on hn is actually less wasted than time on other social media platforms. TikTok being the big one. Time flies and suddenly it's late and there are a dozen 10s song clips stuck in my head. oof.
- Swizec 4y ago> You enjoy time on HN That’s what I was trying to convey. I don’t enjoy time on HN as much as I would enjoy other activities that happen to have a slightly higher activation energy. For example: I would almost certainly enjoy grabbing dinner with a friend more than I enjoy HN. But opening HN is waaaaay easier than calling up a friend. So that’s what happens instead.