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I have a cool clock I was going to put up in my apartment, but I decided against it because I sometimes have late night parties and the presence of a clock seem
by standardUser 3y ago
I have a cool clock I was going to put up in my apartment, but I decided against it because I sometimes have late night parties and the presence of a clock seems like a buzzkill for many of these same reasons. In fact, I'd even say that having fun and not knowing/caring what time it is go hand-in-hand. And anytime I need to pay close attention to the time is almost certainly a stressful time, not a fun one.
As far as shopping - a sometimes tedious chore - I welcome whatever social engineering they can muster to make it a more automatic experience. Same with casinos. I'm not there to be level-headed and use good judgement. I'm there to be joyfully manipulated.
- twic 3y agoThe one kind of late-night party where you absolutely want a clock is a new year's eve party! Some friends of mine often host such a party. They have an antique grandfather clock, which is ideal for this purpose. Except it's in poor shape, and usually stopped. So now a traditional element of the party is one of them standing on the arm of a sofa wrangling the clock at a few minutes to midnight, desperately trying to unstop the flow of time before we run out.
- boringuser2 3y agoI want to know more about your demographic profile. The concept of having frequent time-ambivalent late night parties as an adult with a job is absurd to me. Do you have a trust-fund? Are you in your 20s?
- standardUser 3y agoI am in my early 40's and I live alone in Manhattan. Most of my friends are late-20's to mid-40's. Despite having very little wealth and absolutely no family money I am still something of a spendthrift, though I enjoy it.