why is nearly every comforting unwind indulgence also bad for you? is reality trying to tell me comfortable unwinding is bad for me?
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Wait wait wait is reality trying to tell me it’s bad for me to put on comfy clothes, smoke weed, and watch comedy?
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When I was a kid the "I need to unwind" meme seated itself in my mind by hearing it from others. I began to come home and lay supine on my bed with my head propped up to watch after school tv programming. First one 30 min block... them two...then (2.5 hours). Dad walks in...
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one day. "What are you doing son?" And I answered in the most wine and cheese indulgent style voice, "Dad I need to unwind". He scoffed and told me to get up and go do something. I realized what I was doing was bullshit and ceased instantly. Important memory for me
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It’s a function of societal configurations running contrary to human well-being. People want to escape.
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My first thought is to try to figure out how civilization has misaligned our incentives since its onset, causing this distressing fact. Guess that's what I'll be puzzling over in bed tonight.
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I think reality is trying to tell you that everything is good for you *in moderation*...
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The universe has no interest in keeping you alive regardless of how you spend your time.
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