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If I only had free time then: I would meet a lot of people Study and teach many things for fun Travel wherever Experience many different things Play a lot

If I only had free time then: I would meet a lot of people Study and teach many things for fun Travel wherever Experience many different things Play a lot Alas, I work. I can hack it a bit by remote working and doing a 4 day work week. I have to give up playing and a studying/teaching for that. I don’t understand how people can say that people need directions and therefore need to work. I need the exact opposite and I am sure I am not alone. I could imagine that some people need direction and therefore need to work. Not me though. I’d love to have all the free time in the world.

throwaway98797 4y ago
you’re under 30 and it shows repeated failures makes lack of pain the goal vs. pursuing something great Now, get off my lawn.
- mettamage 4y ago
  Older than 30, easily. You were wrong. Accept it, learn from it. Do your best to be more empirical next time or to speak more in a form of probability and by highlighting your assumptions. At least, if you want to make more accurate statements that are actually verifiably true. I think my approach outlined above would help. If you don’t, then I don’t really see the point of your comment.
  - throwaway98797 4y ago
    the vast majority of the people who have too much to do are young. The average person (in my life) is kinda waiting to die. Not suicidal but just clearly waiting for death.
    - mettamage 4y ago
      > The vast majority of the people who have too much to do are young. One can always extend a helping hand into making society more safe, fun and better. Or at least die trying to do that. It doesn't matter how old I get, simply knowing that I can help certain people directly or do my best to advance some state of knowledge by the tiniest bit, in science or in a human being itself means to me that there's always something to do that I'd consider to be meaningful and/or even enjoyable.

throwaway98797 4y ago

you’re under 30 and it shows repeated failures makes lack of pain the goal vs. pursuing something great Now, get off my lawn.

mettamage 4y ago
Older than 30, easily. You were wrong. Accept it, learn from it. Do your best to be more empirical next time or to speak more in a form of probability and by highlighting your assumptions. At least, if you want to make more accurate statements that are actually verifiably true. I think my approach outlined above would help. If you don’t, then I don’t really see the point of your comment.
- throwaway98797 4y ago
  the vast majority of the people who have too much to do are young. The average person (in my life) is kinda waiting to die. Not suicidal but just clearly waiting for death.
  - mettamage 4y ago
    > The vast majority of the people who have too much to do are young. One can always extend a helping hand into making society more safe, fun and better. Or at least die trying to do that. It doesn't matter how old I get, simply knowing that I can help certain people directly or do my best to advance some state of knowledge by the tiniest bit, in science or in a human being itself means to me that there's always something to do that I'd consider to be meaningful and/or even enjoyable.