I'm Not Working Either
...I should have named my blog that.... not a lot of people would have recognized that though. eh...
So, here's a crazy theory for ya: Leisure time is bad.
Think about it. Back in the old days, people didn't have a lot of leisure time and, man, did they get shit done! You don't generally hear about a farmer in the 1920's who didn't get his crops planted because he was too busy blogging. I know a lot of people who -
...my Sobe Green Tea has more Ginseng and Ginkgo Biloba than the Energy blend that I brought to the AP test...
- waste a crap-load of time doing things online or on video games when they should be spending time doing homework or housework, what have you. (By the way, this obviously includes me. I am not in denial here.) And how do said people acquire such habits? By having leisure time to begin with. If we didn't have the time to acquire such a craving (yes, a craving. gaming and surfing the net are absolutely addictions.) for these things then we...well...wouldn't have them. See my point?
"They’re like marijuana for the mentally dull. What, tortillas?" -My cousin Tina
It's no wonder that those kids who belong to every club in the universe have such great grades. They don't have games and web-logs to worry about. They spend their time doing their work and then practice for sport, then music, then... whatever they have, then they have just enough time to eat and maybe have a conversation on the phone with a friend and it's time for bed. They don't have time to become addicted to the American leisure life. They probably think they're missing out on something but really, what are they missing? Quality time killing zombies? Smooshing mushrooms? Learning Firaga? Becoming known as a brilliant professor by a dim-witted, one sided "Truth Peddler"? All good ways to pass the time perhaps, but they aren’t missing anything truly worthwhile.
I'm off to not follow my own advice.
Later.
So, here's a crazy theory for ya: Leisure time is bad.
Think about it. Back in the old days, people didn't have a lot of leisure time and, man, did they get shit done! You don't generally hear about a farmer in the 1920's who didn't get his crops planted because he was too busy blogging. I know a lot of people who -
...my Sobe Green Tea has more Ginseng and Ginkgo Biloba than the Energy blend that I brought to the AP test...
- waste a crap-load of time doing things online or on video games when they should be spending time doing homework or housework, what have you. (By the way, this obviously includes me. I am not in denial here.) And how do said people acquire such habits? By having leisure time to begin with. If we didn't have the time to acquire such a craving (yes, a craving. gaming and surfing the net are absolutely addictions.) for these things then we...well...wouldn't have them. See my point?
"They’re like marijuana for the mentally dull. What, tortillas?" -My cousin Tina
It's no wonder that those kids who belong to every club in the universe have such great grades. They don't have games and web-logs to worry about. They spend their time doing their work and then practice for sport, then music, then... whatever they have, then they have just enough time to eat and maybe have a conversation on the phone with a friend and it's time for bed. They don't have time to become addicted to the American leisure life. They probably think they're missing out on something but really, what are they missing? Quality time killing zombies? Smooshing mushrooms? Learning Firaga? Becoming known as a brilliant professor by a dim-witted, one sided "Truth Peddler"? All good ways to pass the time perhaps, but they aren’t missing anything truly worthwhile.
I'm off to not follow my own advice.
Later.
posted by Vocidy @ 3:20 PM
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