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by colineartheta 830 days ago
This comes across as a really aggressive comment for no real reason.

A lot of people find too much free time distressing. Even with a lot of projects to pursue, or come up with, it can be difficult to focus on any particular one for the simple fact that the mind can be preoccupied with the constant weighing of opportunity costs, and become stagnant (only now with even more anxiety about opportunity being wasted).

Sometimes people reveal things about themselves because they’re looking for the validation only others commiserating can bring. Unfortunately this often invites needless criticism.

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Finding free time undirected by an authority figure as distressing, should in my opinion should be seen as a mental health failure. It is however beneficial to our society, so generally encouraged.
It would be great if everyone could be as comfortable with idle time as you are, but Jesus, why be such a prick about it?
Because that mindset has far reaching consequences in society. It’s worth bringing up.
Friend, there are better ways to say what you're attempting to say without coming off as an overwhelmingly insufferable douche. I think, at least, since hell, I honestly can't even tell what your point is because instead of focusing on clarity, you've instead focused on being mean for the sake of being mean.