michael_nielsen

Thread of musings on sth I noticed recently: conversations about how we might find meaning in a post-work world heavily feature music and art... but I can't remember sports being mentioned even once. How come, when it provides so much meaning/community/joy to so many people? 1/5

Obvious answer is obvious: sports aren't mentioned because these discussions are being had by Serious Intellectuals with Serious Intellectual tastes. It's a shame though - such a good way to channel our instincts for tribalism & physical competition, especially of young men. 2/5

In general I wish there were more exploration (e.g. in fiction) of rich, meaningful ways we might spend time, make meaning, build communities etc in the future. From the perspective of 100 years ago, our current team sports system could seem like an example of this... 3/5