Re:Secret’s founder returns with anti-loneliness app Ikaria
by agumonkey on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @09:24AM
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Agreed, and to add another thing: Ignorance (or wonder, mystery, surprise)
there's a paradoxical duality about progress. It was defined as a way to remove the cost of previous eras. You couldn't go far (solved by transportation), you didn't have time (tools), you were curious (wikipedia).
By optimizing everything away I think we damaged a big part of the very unoptimized nature of life.
All the other things aside, this is, in my opinion, the worst part, and will have the longest, most negative implications for society. Boredom is when you are allowed to explore your own mind, daydream, think about things. We have eliminated it.
Anecdotal - we live 45 minutes away from the nearest "city" with grocery stores. We do not let our children use technology during these drives; they're only 45 minutes. Our friends all treat us like we're awful people.
Boredom is good for children. It encourages thought and introspection. Eliminating opportunities for boredom, as a species, I am sure will have negative repercussions we cannot imagine.