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I could not even being to read the article. The title was enough. Now we are trying to be productive even in boredom. Let us suck the life out of everything. W
by rrgok 4y ago
I could not even being to read the article. The title was enough.
Now we are trying to be productive even in boredom.
Let us suck the life out of everything.
While we are at, just invent something that let us work when we are asleep.
I know I'm being hard, but I can't help feeling nauseated by this mindset of "reaping" something out of everything and everywhere.
- djaychela 4y agoI think you may have missed the point of the article if that's your take on it. Its not about deliberately mining boredom, it's that being constantly "entertained" by social media means you will not enter the mind state where creativity can reach significant peaks.
- disqard 4y agoHow dare you go against the grain of maximizing productivity? Are you a slacker, a freeloader, a (clutches "Fountainhead" close) second-hander? On a non-sarcastic note, I recommend Derek Thompson's "Workism" -- it might resonate with you: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/religion-workism-making-americans-miserable/583441/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/religion-w...