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> Just watching the film made me feel so calm. Like the film itself gave me a warm hug and whispered: “It’s okay to live a slow boring life”. Maybe it’s me but
by darth_avocado 1y ago
> Just watching the film made me feel so calm. Like the film itself gave me a warm hug and whispered: “It’s okay to live a slow boring life”.
Maybe it’s me but the only reason you can fall in love with the life of a Japanese toilet cleaner is because either the Japanese society allows someone in that profession to be at peace or the movie leaves out significant parts of life that impact your inner peace. Coming from a place where worrying about arranging even a small amount of money in a short amount of time for a medical emergency could ruin your peace for years, I think all of what’s mentioned in the article is possible only after your basic needs are taken care of.
- qsort 1y agoThis is it. Of course you love a boring life. Boring is great, in most people's lives variance is terrible news. But boring means being able to tank variance, which is an absurd luxury.
- delbronski 1y agoPoor people can’t afford a slow, boring life in the United States. That’s a luxury reserved for the rich.
- t0bia_s 1y agoIt's about mindset then wealth. Abandoning rat race cost making decision, not your money.
- darth_avocado 1y agoAbandoning the rat race is a luxury that is afforded to people who are in one. A billion people on this planet live in absolute poverty and trying to glorify mindset does nothing for them. The main point has always been about poor people not having the luxury of “mindset over wealth” philosophy.