Re:“Industrial Society and its Future”: the writings of the ...
by dijit on Monday July 06, 2020 @07:16AM
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In some ways I completely understand.
When I was a boy I was exceedingly poor, not that I often went hungry- basic needs were met.
A side-effect of that is that there's really a limited number of things you can do in a city, outside the library, playing with neighbours or the 2-3 toys you have.
I learned that doing nothing is fine, and actually grew to like it; paying attention to distinct little sounds, the feel of the cold on my skin and the porous nature of the ceiling. It sounds dark and frightening now but I became exceedingly peaceful and honestly I look back it fondly; I'm not able to get into that mindset now... there's always "something" that needs to be done (or, can be done, like checking hackernews).
That said; it speaks volumes about his mental illnesses that he states these things openly then commits acts of incredible, meticulous and calculating violence against others.
When I was a boy I was exceedingly poor, not that I often went hungry- basic needs were met.
A side-effect of that is that there's really a limited number of things you can do in a city, outside the library, playing with neighbours or the 2-3 toys you have.
I learned that doing nothing is fine, and actually grew to like it; paying attention to distinct little sounds, the feel of the cold on my skin and the porous nature of the ceiling. It sounds dark and frightening now but I became exceedingly peaceful and honestly I look back it fondly; I'm not able to get into that mindset now... there's always "something" that needs to be done (or, can be done, like checking hackernews).
That said; it speaks volumes about his mental illnesses that he states these things openly then commits acts of incredible, meticulous and calculating violence against others.