Re:Ask HN: What do you do to recharge after a day of work?
by WaffleIronMaker on Monday April 11, 2022 @08:20AM
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I can recommend this. I've felt like frequent internet use makes people feel they cannot allow themselves to be bored. It's much easier to pick up reddit/youtube/whatever than to sit in silence.
In the words of Bo Burnham, "Apathy's a tragedy and boredom is a crime".
However, that's the thing with recommendation algorithms: They always recommend you use their site. They never suggest, "Hey, you should really just relax for a bit", even when you really should. You have to make that choice for yourself, and its way more difficult when you're used to using entertainment media.
In the words of Bo Burnham, "Apathy's a tragedy and boredom is a crime".
However, that's the thing with recommendation algorithms: They always recommend you use their site. They never suggest, "Hey, you should really just relax for a bit", even when you really should. You have to make that choice for yourself, and its way more difficult when you're used to using entertainment media.