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Re:Tell HN: I have the perfect job, why is it not enough? by eyelidlessness on Monday July 11, 2022 @11:40PM (#32065317)
I’m not surprised this is being downvoted, but I’d appreciate someone actually leaving a comment in case there’s something I’m not understanding about how seven months of combat deployment can be fun that isn’t some combination of monstrous/traumatic.
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Re:Tell HN: I have the perfect job, why is it not enough? by rramadass on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @02:18AM (#32066282)
Your mistake was to take the word "fun" literally.

What he meant was some "possibly enjoyable" state which was different from the "bored comfortable tedium" into which he had settled in.

We all have had similar experiences. When you have too much of the same routine however comfortable, your mind craves some "new" stimulus which will break the tedium.

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