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That's not what I call laziness. Laziness is doing a half-assed, inefficient job that you don't have to concentrate on. Putting underwear away by throwing it. S
by card_zero 2y ago
That's not what I call laziness. Laziness is doing a half-assed, inefficient job that you don't have to concentrate on. Putting underwear away by throwing it. Spilling your drink on yourself because you didn't want to sit up in bed. Trying repeatedly to flick a switch with your toes rather than bend down. Communicating in grunts because thinking of words is demanding. What you're describing is cleverness, and it's a strain.
- fluoridation 2y agoSure, that's one way to define it. But to people who think work (and effort) is in itself a virtue, optimization is lazy, because it reduces the total work you'll need to do. Even some of your examples I'm not convinced are lazy according to your own definition. Am I lazy for flicking a switch at ankle level with my toes if I can do it well enough, when bending down would take so much more effort? I think by your standard I should be commended for my foot dexterity! When does the desire to reduce effort cease to be vicious and become virtuous?
- almostgotcaught 2y ago> But to people who think work (and effort) is in itself a virtue ... Who thinks that? Is it the same people that think pre-marital sex is a vice?