Re:Why are Adults so busy?
by justinator on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @12:12PM
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> So track record says whatever future inventions bring us
> to save time, work (and chores) will expand to fill time
> available, and we'll be even more fragmented, with even
> more stuff.
Well then, just don't buy the stuff! Exercise some self-control.
Re:Why are Adults so busy?
by anexprogrammer on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @01:18PM
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Self control vs £bns of advertising to give us new hangups and solutions.
How's that working out for obesity?
Re:Why are Adults so busy?
by justinator on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @03:07PM
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I think it's important to realize that advertising is mostly lying. Once you realize that, you can be a much more careful purchaser of $stuff. Sure it takes time to figure out what you really need/want, but you've got a lifetime to do so. What is real, what is just some myth you've been following to make sense of the world (which does NOT make sense?) Sometimes you've gotta jump and latch onto another myth.
> How's that working out for obesity?
Personally? I am in tip top shape fellow gentle person. Tip top. I found that things don't make me happy, but experiences do.
Re:Why are Adults so busy?
by dota_fanatic on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @04:44PM
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Unfortunately, just because you know something is a lie, doesn't mean that that kills its power, especially if it was a very convincing, detailed, life-like lie. Our wetware isn't so advanced (simple?) as that; the consequences of sensory input on the subconscious are varied and complex.
Re:Why are Adults so busy?
by justinator on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @08:32PM
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It's pretty easy: if it's too good to be true, it probably is.
Find out where you get your advertising from and then stop going there.
Dishwashers help with the bulk, but you end up with more dishes in the household (not worth firing up the dishwasher til it's full). With the things they can't do, and the baked food they sometimes miss, the rinsing beforehand, the loading and unloading, the saving is marginal. But 20 mins a day with hands in soapy water isn't fun, so...
Cooking -- we make more interesting things with far more ingredients, as the fridge is the size of a 60s house, rather than just keeping milk and cheese fresh. Or order takeout.
So track record says whatever future inventions bring us to save time, work (and chores) will expand to fill time available, and we'll be even more fragmented, with even more stuff.