News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Bertrand Russell's argument for idleness is more relevant... by sudeepj on Thursday August 13, 2020 @12:14AM (#24139876)
Highly recommend to watch the clip from the movie Office Space (only 54 sec long) [1]

The guy with the moustache is a blue collar worker and the other one is white collar worker (actually in Tech/IT)

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lmW2tZP2kU

Re:Bertrand Russell's argument for idleness is more relevant... by fzil on Thursday August 13, 2020 @01:09AM (#24140114)
That’s gotta be one of my favourite movies of all time. This and the printer killing scene are hilarious.
Re:Bertrand Russell's argument for idleness is more relevant... by tayo42 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @01:23AM (#24140179)
Amusing that so much of that movie is still relatable 20 years later to a whole new generation of workers. Except maybe the scene where he kicks down the cubicle, if I need to be in an office give me a cubicle or something lol
Re:Bertrand Russell's argument for idleness is more relevant... by eldavido on Thursday August 13, 2020 @02:14AM (#24140455)
Yes. I'm genuinely surprised how timeless this is.

You watch it today, in 2020, and it's shocking that it was made 20 years ago. This tells me that Judge and the other writers managed to latch on to some very timeless things.

Not sure what they are, but they nailed it.

Re:Bertrand Russell's argument for idleness is more relevant... by alexbanks on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:07AM (#24140721)
They latched onto the meaninglessness that is office work, combined with the obvious passive aggression and lack of respect that big companies have for their employees
Re:Bertrand Russell's argument for idleness is more relevant... by mercer on Thursday August 13, 2020 @08:31AM (#24142669)
It's fascinating how good Mike Judge is at 'nailing' a variety of experiences.

Office Space is pitch-perfect, but then he went and created Silicon Valley and King of the Hill too. I can't personally confirm that King of the Hill is accurate, but I've heard it is. Silicon Valley just nails it though, and it is far more specific than the Office Space type stuff.