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Boredom (lemm.ee)
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Thought that if we are so easily bored in our modern society, much more than were our grandparents for example, it's because of technology that simplify all our daily activities. When it was necessary to do the laundry in a basin, it took a lot more time than just pushing on a button to launch the washing machine, then there was no time for boredom. What do you think?

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[โ€“] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think technology is the culprit in another way. It is not that we have too much time now as technology does all the work for you (also, really? Like, how does your life look like? I hardly have 10 minutes to feel bored, these 10 minutes take away from my very limited sleeping time). To me it seems more like we have gotten so used to filling every spare second with information, scrolling, clicking, googling, playing, texting, interacting, communicating. So much so that we have constant dopamine kicks and just cannot stand one second of being not busy. Everyone is shopping with headphones on, listening to music or a podcast. You're on an escalator? Better pull out your phone. You're cooking or cleaning? Turn up the volume! For real, when was the last time you just raw dogged a chore?

[โ€“] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah, this is it - were addicted to distraction.

Boredom is actually a really powerful problem solving motivator (that we're sorely lacking lately, thanks to social cancer and phones etc).

Try spending a few days only using your phone for important phone stuff, not entertainment and see