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Re:Attention is your scarcest resource by pmg101 on Thursday July 31, 2025 @06:29AM (#44744201)
But doing nothing doesn't fulfill the required function, which is distraction from existential dread.

Watching TV does. People do a lot of that too. Anything to save observing things as they are or reflecting on them.

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Re:Attention is your scarcest resource by baxtr on Sunday August 10, 2025 @10:00AM (#44855247)
This comment is so profound. Thanks for sharing this insight
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