Krsgoffer Jorgasbarg@spiderfoods·Nov 4, 2017Counterpoint: You have a duty to play games other people like to play.Quote TweetVenkatesh Rao@vgr·Nov 4, 2017I don't trust anyone who can't amuse themselves indefinitely with their own thoughts. They invariably cause trouble outside their heads.312
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Nov 4, 2017Replying to @spiderfoodsI'm not arguing that inner amusement oughta preclude more social, external varieties. Just that capacity for inner amusement is necessary12
Krsgoffer Jorgasbarg@spiderfoods·Nov 4, 2017Replying to @vgrWe don't disagree; just bookending the other extreme “All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”11
Krsgoffer Jorgasbarg@spiderfoods·Nov 4, 2017Replying to @vgrBlaise Pascal they're telling me. Heard it in a Boardwalk Empire episode (great show).