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Is there no kind of object that speaks to you in a way that you invest non-trivial amounts of time in learning about it? Serious question.

• rgbrgb 14y ago
  Perhaps a piece of software?
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• jessriedel 14y ago
  Ahh, yes there is. I owned a school bus for a year and a half, and spent waaaay too much time improving it. Installing speakers, 120 V power, etc. It was fun, but definitely a waste. I was pretty unhappy at the time, and it was sort of a therapeutic project. I'm not trying to say that we don't all have our vices, or that it's terrible if we concentrate inwardly on ourselves from time to time. I just don't like to see that behavior justified or elevated.
  • MartinCron 14y ago
    It was fun, but definitely a waste I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes: "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time" --Bertrand Russell
    • jessriedel 14y ago
      Well, sure, if you consider "make yourself happy" to be a reasonable life goal, then there's nothing wrong with materialism...