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Re:Memorizing the First 100 Perfect Squares by FredPret on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @01:07PM (#41503055)
Boredom can be great.

Imagine being an ancient Babylonian or Greek with nothing to do but wait for your grapes to grow. No wonder they came up with lots of great stuff.

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Re:Memorizing the First 100 Perfect Squares by quesera on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @05:19PM (#41505707)
> Boredom can be great.

I agree, and I worry that the absence of boredom-time, especially for kids and adolescents, will turn out to be a bad thing.

I've never met a kid or adolescent who shares this concern. :)

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