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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 3 May 2019
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    To the extent undistracted deep work is a well-posed concept at all, the biggest disruptor of it is not social media but the need to make money. Every waldenponding evangelist I know is rich enough or securely-incomed enough to not be distracted by money-making.

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      1. hewhocutsdown‏ @hewhocutsdown 3 May 2019
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        Cannot second hard enough. Poverty is the mind-killer.

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      1. Daniel Thomason‏ @danieljthomason 3 May 2019
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        Agreed. There's a reason that the high priest of deep work is a university professor - difficult to think of a job more tailored for removing the problem of paying the bills from everyday activities.

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      1. the [devil-]mandalorian‏ @swimming_blerd 3 May 2019
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        **you have been made a moderator of r/FULLCOMMUNISM**

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      1. Maynard Handley‏ @handleym99 3 May 2019
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        For all but the poorest “making money” is not a very good explanation. “Seeking higher status” is better. And clarifies that there will be no end, no matter how much money is made, as long as money can be converted into status...

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      1. Biswajit Banerjee‏ @parresianz 3 May 2019
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        are you listening in on my mind? or is it just the zeitgeist?

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      1. Mike Elias  💡 📈‏ @harmonylion1 3 May 2019
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        This is why we need idea markets to combine the two

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      2. Daman  ⚖️‏ @Daman 3 May 2019
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        That wealth also insulates you from being needed all of the time. If your family and friends are in similar economic situations, then it's not a big deal turning your phone off for two weeks.

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        Are poor people really constantly running missions for each other though? Seems more like a cultural/emotional than economic thing to me.

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