The elephant in the room for any analysis like "It's a more productive use of time than whatever the alternative would've been (social media, watching televisio

The elephant in the room for any analysis like "It's a more productive use of time than whatever the alternative would've been (social media, watching television, etc)." is that, y'know, maybe people need to find good uses of their time other than working. But that sounds elitist so nobody says it. Doesn't make it any bit less true.