"I think all children should have three hours a day of daydreaming. Just daydreaming. You could use a little bit yourself. Just sit at the window, stare at the clouds. It's good for you." George Carlin

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[–]magnora7 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

The lack of time to zone out and daydream is likely correlated the lack of self-reflection most people seem to exhibit on a daily basis.

Hard to be self-aware when you never have time to stop and think about yourself and your place in the world.

[–]fschmidt 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Exactly right. This is a major reason why modern scum are scum.

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Basically because slaves aren't allowed time to realize they're slaves, better to keep them working without rest so they don't realize the futility of their position in the rat race.

[–]fschmidt 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think the main cause of lack of daydreaming is electronic entertainment - video games for boys and social media for girls. The elite are not to blame for this, modern culture is. Sane religions ban electronics for their children.

[–]magnora7 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's a fair point. But I think the desire to be consumed by the electronic entertainment comes from a "work hard, play hard" kind of attitude. Where sitting around doing nothing is seen as not okay, and is "wasted" time. This fear of wasted time comes from a work-obsessed culture, taught to be good slaves for those who wish to extract the value of their labor. If that mentality didn't exist, I'm not sure the electronic entertainment obsession would exist as fully as it does today