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Re:What is the point of imagining new technologies without n... by bluGill on Thursday January 06, 2022 @11:50AM (#29825977)
No, you miss the point: what is the difference between a hobby and a job? You are doing something either way. I'm not the only person who likes my job. I'm not the only person with a hobby that sometimes gets frustrated with something in the hobby.
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Re:What is the point of imagining new technologies without n... by avgcorrection on Thursday January 06, 2022 @12:10PM (#29826283)
The freedom/free time part is obviously the distinction!
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Re:What is the point of imagining new technologies without n... by bluGill on Thursday January 06, 2022 @10:43PM (#29834571)
Sure, but why is that important enough to make in the first place?

Note if you don't have a background in philosophy you probably can't answer this. If you do the answer will take many pages

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Re:What is the point of imagining new technologies without n... by avgcorrection on Friday January 07, 2022 @04:13AM (#29836886)
Note if you can’t understand why the distinction matters in general, in practice, and to many people then you might be unhealthily privileged and should try to get some perspective.
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