The clock does not measure time; it produces it

Re:The clock does not measure time; it produces it by dpark on Sunday January 23, 2022 @11:23AM (#30047386)

This is no different for societies without clocks. I’m pretty certain that aboriginal people still living in their ancient ways don’t just stop individually to eat. They eat together (very likely after finishing a hunt). It’s not tied to the clock but it’s also very much not just “feeling hungry”. Eating is generally a social activity.

The clock is just a convenient way to get a group of people to agree what “eating time” is. They would do the same without.

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Re:The clock does not measure time; it produces it by huffmsa on Sunday January 23, 2022 @12:32PM (#30048161)

> after finishing a hunt

Which doesn't necessarily happen at the same time every hunt. There's no post-hunt retro at 1300 every day.

You're agreeing with the article that until very recently, event times were flexible and determined by processes that aren't the vibration of a piece of quartz.

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Re:The clock does not measure time; it produces it by dpark on Sunday January 23, 2022 @01:38PM (#30048941)

I did not say it was a constant time. I said it’s not tied to the “I’m hungry” event. Stopping to eat whenever one feels like it is a very privileged state historically.

I don’t think it’s accurate to say I agree with the article. Certainly clocks are a relatively recent invention. That doesn’t mean I agree with its central thesis, which I think is essentially unsupported by the various anecdotes and historical tidbits the article contains.

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