Nowadays it’s extremely common to have your every biological need met. You’re not hungry, you’re rested, you’ve socialized with some friends, there are no threats to your wellbeing, a caveman would call this paradise. So if we just sit back and do nothing to conserve energy, why do we get bored? Why do we have to do something, and not just vibe?
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The philosopher Schopenhauer thought that boredom was proof of the worthlessness of existence:
“[…] Schopenhauer offers in addition not just a definition but a substantive account of what boredom is. Boredom, he says, is the sensation of the worthlessness of existence. Boredom may even be regarded as evidence or proof that existence is worthless. If life itself had any real, positive value, there would be no such thing as boredom. Simply being alive would delight us. But, as things are, we can find no modicum of relief from our misery, except when we are diverted or distracted from our lives.”
Fun stuff, right? Source: https://iep.utm.edu/boredom/#SH3a
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