• dev_null
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    1 day ago

    Working on my hobbies is fulfilling and makes me happy. If I like painting train models all weekend, who are you to argue against it? Doing nothing is boring and sad.

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      1 day ago

      Jesus, who’s are people possibly taking this to mean “do nothing or else!”

      Don’t let the concept of productivity ruin your desire to relax. I’m pretty sure I said your time is yours, don’t let anyone tell you how to not spend it, especially this amorphous concept of “productivity.”

      There’s a pandemic of “productivity” and hustle culture, people are turning their entire lives into ways to make more money. That’s way more sad than doing nothing.

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        That’s a perverse sense of “productivity” then. I like spending my free time getting a lot done, but none of it is a “hustle” or an attempt at making money.

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          You think I perverted the term “productivity?” That fits very much into my point.

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            24 hours ago

            Not you, you brought it up and I agree.

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      22 hours ago

      Having fulfilling hobbies to be “productive” is good for your mental health, sure, but it also makes doing absolutely nothing that much more enjoyable.