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Re:We’re Optimizing Ourselves to Death (2019) by vncecartersknee on Sunday November 22, 2020 @07:14PM (#25182320)
Do we? I'd prefer to do yard work than watch TV, but I don't have a yard and neither can I afford one.
Re:We’re Optimizing Ourselves to Death (2019) by bumby on Sunday November 22, 2020 @07:39PM (#25182449)
In general, I think so. I like yard work too, but that’s largely because I’ve deliberately chose a small, low maintenance yard so it never really seems like “work”. Those I know with acres of land lament the upkeep but have no problem watching hours of tv. There’s a reason why landscapers and gardeners exist while we don’t hire people to watch tv and give us a summary.

Maybe yard work is a bad analogy, but if you watch tv seated rather than standing, it’s because we have a preference for lower energy states most of the time