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So, let's see here. You read this post on HN, so that means you have been spending time reading posts and responding to comments like this. That to me is wastin

So, let's see here. You read this post on HN, so that means you have been spending time reading posts and responding to comments like this. That to me is wasting time. Is there nothing else that you need to do right now? You wasted that time. This is his point, and it's a good one. But every single person responding to his post on this page, even those like me who defend him just don't get it. We have to unplug. We wonder why all of the developed countries have not been producing and China and India are. You know why? Because we are wasting our fucking time on the internet, that's why. You can blame it on the fucking Fed, the fucking banks, fucking Wall Street, the fucking automobile industry, the fucking terrorists, the fucking e-Trade shit and wild speculation and investing in e-shit that caused the fucking dot bomb bubble, but in the end, this shit is our own fucking fault. We are a bunch of lazy fucks, and we need to get the fuck off our computers and do something productive.

fein 14y ago
Taking a 5 minute break from writing a php tutorial sounds pretty therapeutic to me. I have a degree in computer science with a wonderful salaried 8-5 job (doing what I love) with benefits, a wonderful girlfriend of 5 years, and 3 excellent cats. We take walks and go out to our downtown area to socialize in the many available bars on the weekends, and take vacations whenever she can get time off from work. I also greatly enjoy working on my project car when I have a spare weekend and the money required to buy parts and tools. I'm incredibly happy with my life and what I have to show for it. I'm also incredibly grateful for the plethora of new things that I learn on a daily basis while browsing HN and reddit during little breaks from coding. It seems as though you're a rather agitated individual at the moment, given the overtone of self deprecation in your post, but I really think that you should examine the good (great, amazing even) parts of internet citizenry along with the unfortunately bad.
- foobitybar 14y ago
  Apologize for my tone, but the point is that the time we spend reading and replying to each other's comments and shared links don't produce anything. It really bothers me to think about all of the time humanity is wasting entertaining itself in the guise of learning. I do learn some things from HN and news sites that is of use at work, but that happens only every once in a while, not enough to justify the time spent. The Roman civilization brought roads, civilization, language, and technology to the world. However it died because its people got too fat and happy and were doing what we are now- living just to consume and be entertained. Despite all of the production initially, the purpose in the end was lost. I think the people of many first-world countries have lost our way like this. I think of the U.S. being the place of business and innovation through the 50s into the 60s even, then fell on its sword slowly first with the free love and liberties of the late 60s, followed by the microcomputer revolution and cable television which along with electronic gaming basically started killing time and productivity. The rise of the internet leads to what, peace? No, actually it leads to everyone sharing every detail of their life and thought on their mind. But there is nothing to work for or aspire to be other than being right and popular and accepted to a bunch of people we didn't even care about before, and in the end, it is for nothing. We should be working to make our people better and produce new technology and solve hunger, crime, promote peace. Instead we just consume and stare at screens. So, what should we do? We need to unplug. We need to live for purpose. We need to stop typing statuses and responses and start being productive. Live a life you would be proud of and raise a good family.

fein 14y ago

Taking a 5 minute break from writing a php tutorial sounds pretty therapeutic to me. I have a degree in computer science with a wonderful salaried 8-5 job (doing what I love) with benefits, a wonderful girlfriend of 5 years, and 3 excellent cats. We take walks and go out to our downtown area to socialize in the many available bars on the weekends, and take vacations whenever she can get time off from work. I also greatly enjoy working on my project car when I have a spare weekend and the money required to buy parts and tools. I'm incredibly happy with my life and what I have to show for it. I'm also incredibly grateful for the plethora of new things that I learn on a daily basis while browsing HN and reddit during little breaks from coding. It seems as though you're a rather agitated individual at the moment, given the overtone of self deprecation in your post, but I really think that you should examine the good (great, amazing even) parts of internet citizenry along with the unfortunately bad.

foobitybar 14y ago
Apologize for my tone, but the point is that the time we spend reading and replying to each other's comments and shared links don't produce anything. It really bothers me to think about all of the time humanity is wasting entertaining itself in the guise of learning. I do learn some things from HN and news sites that is of use at work, but that happens only every once in a while, not enough to justify the time spent. The Roman civilization brought roads, civilization, language, and technology to the world. However it died because its people got too fat and happy and were doing what we are now- living just to consume and be entertained. Despite all of the production initially, the purpose in the end was lost. I think the people of many first-world countries have lost our way like this. I think of the U.S. being the place of business and innovation through the 50s into the 60s even, then fell on its sword slowly first with the free love and liberties of the late 60s, followed by the microcomputer revolution and cable television which along with electronic gaming basically started killing time and productivity. The rise of the internet leads to what, peace? No, actually it leads to everyone sharing every detail of their life and thought on their mind. But there is nothing to work for or aspire to be other than being right and popular and accepted to a bunch of people we didn't even care about before, and in the end, it is for nothing. We should be working to make our people better and produce new technology and solve hunger, crime, promote peace. Instead we just consume and stare at screens. So, what should we do? We need to unplug. We need to live for purpose. We need to stop typing statuses and responses and start being productive. Live a life you would be proud of and raise a good family.