In my life I've learned about 8,000 times more by exploring my whimsical interests of the moment than through any forced lecture or involuntary project.
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Are you just objecting to the word "stupid"? It's not controversial to say we aren't well adapted to intelligently engineered environments built on value systems that differ from our own (and I mean the basic stuff here like getting food, looking after young, etc.), is it?
Why do you believe that? Is there some external reference for "intelligent" use of tools? "Stupid" is a poor descriptor for the thing you're pointing at, but my objection is to the implication that human beings fully lack agency, whether they're seeking food or trolling twitter.
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I get the feeling you fundamentally object to the notion of a good use of one’s time. Is this just with respect to kids or adults too? The rejoinder “but people like trolling” is in a sense unanswerable but people liked public executions too
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I think it’s reasonable to be suspicious of any designation of time well spent, but that doesn’t mean we won’t look back and judge all the same
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