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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 23 Jun 2016

    We need to insert a new layer in Maslow's hierarchy. The need to occupy your time. Empirically it would seem to go right after safety.

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      2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 23 Jun 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        We call it "procrastination" but there is something much more powerful at work.

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      2. Jorge Arango‏Verified account @jarango 23 Jun 2016
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        play?

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 23 Jun 2016
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        At best.

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      2. Jeff Atwood‏Verified account @codinghorror 23 Jun 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        I liked the way @pamelafox expressed this recently: "what makes you forget to eat and forget to use the bathroom?"

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      3. Daniel HB‏ @DanielHoffmann_ 23 Jun 2016
        Replying to @codinghorror @paulg @pamelafox

        Civilization VI most probably.

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      2. Joscha Bach‏ @Plinz 23 Jun 2016
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        Yes, homo sapiens is the animal that is always discontent. When cats are not hungry, they rest or play. We always meddle

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      3. Rob Long‏ @plantimals 23 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Plinz @paulg

        why freight on judgement? Let's call it civilization instead of "meddling".

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      4. Joscha Bach‏ @Plinz 23 Jun 2016
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        civilization is just one of the many (and not inevitable) results of our apparent inability to sit still and be content @paulg

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      1. Robert Smart‏ @rks987 23 Jun 2016
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        “All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” ― Blaise Pascal, Pensées

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      2. jordne‏ @jordne 23 Jun 2016
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        meaning

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      3. Scott Menor‏Verified account @smenor 23 Jun 2016
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        which falls under self actualization but I think he means the inability to feel alone with your thoughts which is under love

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      1. Matt Starr‏ @mb_starr 29 Jul 2016
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        interesting. Derek Muller (@veritasium) calls this " the distraction economy ", video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYYuiWP0IpA …

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      1. Jason Bucata - Tech‏ @tech31842 24 Jun 2016
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        Working on open source software, various artistic pursuits seem to fit here @paulg

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      1. Chris Billows‏ @Doc_Surge 23 Jun 2016
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        Distraction and amusement. It’s why we are wired for play and games.

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      1. Catherine X. Chen‏ @cath_xc 23 Jun 2016
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        agreed

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      1. Telly Brown‏ @TellyBrown 23 Jun 2016
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        disengagement

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      1. I Know What You Did Last Sasha‏ @sgerrand 23 Jun 2016
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        that's arguably a synonym for "belonging".

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      1. Linked Out‏ @UpperCayce 23 Jun 2016
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        I think that if my other needs were met, I could sleep, like, a _lot_.

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