We have odd attitudes around 'seriousness.' Writing a novel is self-indulgence, but running a printing press to print books is 'serious'...
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing @kylemathews
have you read huizenga yet? that's 1/3 of his book...claim is sacredness is play, and in a sense "not serious"
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Replying to @vgr @sarahdoingthing
thinking more on work in startups vs. corp. Work is sacred to startup workers so to Huizenga, makes us playful
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Replying to @kylemathews @sarahdoingthing
war is an example of an activity in human affairs that went from not-serious (despite being deadly) to serious
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Replying to @kylemathews @sarahdoingthing
war used to be honorific/prowess based activity until weapons got so deadly/overwhelming, skill mattered less
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Replying to @vgr @sarahdoingthing
oh right. So where returning warriors used to be celebrated w/ parades & songs, now we can barely stand them.
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we still do, but it's a weak echo of war's place in society in the past
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