I was just thinking about this last night. I know several people who basically want to devote ~50% of their brain power to work/money, ~50% to hobbies, and call it a day. The personification of :blob-no-thoughts:
It's the natural conclusion to draw from our environment in places like America. Put more accurately, it's exactly the conclusion that we are lead to draw, that we are told is reasonable from every fucking source except the ones who say it should be more like 95% work/money because "grind" and then retire rich at 35.
I can't blame anyone who feels that way, and honestly I might if I believed I could do it effectively. My contempt isn't directed at them, it's directed at the architects of their personal and intellectual suicide.
I was just thinking about this last night. I know several people who basically want to devote ~50% of their brain power to work/money, ~50% to hobbies, and call it a day. The personification of :blob-no-thoughts:
It's the natural conclusion to draw from our environment in places like America. Put more accurately, it's exactly the conclusion that we are lead to draw, that we are told is reasonable from every fucking source except the ones who say it should be more like 95% work/money because "grind" and then retire rich at 35.
I can't blame anyone who feels that way, and honestly I might if I believed I could do it effectively. My contempt isn't directed at them, it's directed at the architects of their personal and intellectual suicide.