<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Ben,<br>What a coincidence! You implicitly responded to my question simultaneously, exactly at the moment I posted my question :)<br></div></div>Murat<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 6:26 PM, John Stadler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:john.paul.stadler@gmail.com" target="_blank">john.paul.stadler@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">----------empyre- soft-skinned space----------------------<br>
In addition to the question I set out with (Is boredom antithetical to<br>
pleasure?), I'm highlighting what for me remain some of the big<br>
questions from your last post, and for which I don't have answers.<br>
Thanks for the thoughtful response!<br>
<span class="im HOEnZb"><br>
> "...why it is that boredom arises as a kind of problem to be solved. Or<br>
> is boredom a problem? Is it an existential state that merely describes<br>
> or something we're always seeking to resolve?"<br>
<br>
</span><span class="im HOEnZb">> Is boredom a luxury? Do only those that have the time to step back and<br>
> think about the big picture get to escape the trap of constant<br>
> consumption? Is boredom a requirement for critical thinking?<br>
<br>
</span><span class="im HOEnZb">> Perhaps we are meant to be bored because boredom gives us the<br>
> opportunity to change.<br>
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</span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">J<br>
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