Re:The Free-Time Paradox in America
by metaphorm on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @09:14AM
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> healthy adults are supposed to be engaged in productive activity.
and this is your explicit assumption and also needs justification. a better source than a fluff piece in a daily newspaper would be helpful too.
"productive" is a really loaded and problematic word to use here. why is "production" the moral underpinnings of the good life? surely a healthy person might find fulfillment in any number of different activities regardless of their impact on GDP.
and this is your explicit assumption and also needs justification. a better source than a fluff piece in a daily newspaper would be helpful too.
"productive" is a really loaded and problematic word to use here. why is "production" the moral underpinnings of the good life? surely a healthy person might find fulfillment in any number of different activities regardless of their impact on GDP.