Post by ryglo739 on Mar 16, 2024 3:39:59 GMT
Boredom, tedium, idleness, sloth. Let's try closing our eyes for a moment and thinking: “ How long has it been since I did absolutely nothing? ” How long has it been since I looked at WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram or any other social network, absentmindedly watched a series on Netflix, listened to something on Spotify or took a photograph while walking or eating? Perhaps the only truly empty moment of the day is when we sleep, if we obviously leave out REM activity. In a society where we are constantly bombarded with messages, advertising stimuli, various activities, boredom and free time have been sucked into a black hole much further .
But I don't want to put all the blame on the internet and its DX Leads degenerate children. Boredom, enemy-friend of modern times The battle against boredom began a long time ago. The proverb "Idleness is the father of all vices" of Greek origin, has established itself over time, validated by Catholic theories, fearful of the free and vague thinking of human beings, and then confirmed by Protestant and Calvinist strands, so the man loved by the Lord was also the socially successful, industrious one, definitely not someone idle. Economic boom and social well-being have created free time, hobbies, cinema or sport: free time yes, but born to be consumed , spent, employed and filled, in one way or another.
Finally, in the last twenty years, the absurd fairy tale of multitasking had established itself : doing many things at the same time, being hyperactive and hyperproductive. Luckily, this hoax also dismantled itself, self-destructing, demonstrating how it is impossible to do many things together well. How did this bizarre idea borrowed from the world of processors take root? Because everyone was convinced that more work equaled more earnings, more activities = more results, as if this equation could also apply to private life.
But I don't want to put all the blame on the internet and its DX Leads degenerate children. Boredom, enemy-friend of modern times The battle against boredom began a long time ago. The proverb "Idleness is the father of all vices" of Greek origin, has established itself over time, validated by Catholic theories, fearful of the free and vague thinking of human beings, and then confirmed by Protestant and Calvinist strands, so the man loved by the Lord was also the socially successful, industrious one, definitely not someone idle. Economic boom and social well-being have created free time, hobbies, cinema or sport: free time yes, but born to be consumed , spent, employed and filled, in one way or another.
Finally, in the last twenty years, the absurd fairy tale of multitasking had established itself : doing many things at the same time, being hyperactive and hyperproductive. Luckily, this hoax also dismantled itself, self-destructing, demonstrating how it is impossible to do many things together well. How did this bizarre idea borrowed from the world of processors take root? Because everyone was convinced that more work equaled more earnings, more activities = more results, as if this equation could also apply to private life.