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Why do we experience boredom?

because some of us live in small, shitty towns with shitty weather. and some of us get lazy and spend the whole day sitting around smoking pot and wonder why we're so bored... (me)
 
maybe one reason we experience boredom is because since for many food is easily accessible, the time we would formerly use for hunting we now use to entertain the brain and if one experiences boredom then you may need more practice in self entertainment.
 
Jamshyd said:
[...] then perhaps you need to reexamine your arrogance (which, btw, is very apparent from the tone of your posts)?
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And your flagrant attack on my moral ethics is based on your filtered perception of the tone of my post?? So it's arrogant of me to object to your notions of boredom and the stereotypical ego? Why? Because I'm not permitted to illustrate my conviction? It's arrogant of me to exercise an honesty of character and show an uncommon flippancy? It's arrogant of me to dare be myself without having to pat you on the back first? Wonderful. Excuse me if I yawn.
 
ControlDenied said:
saying that something like boredom is evolutionary is a bit odd, to project a method of science we can barely use to make long-lasting batteries, into the realm of existentialism...
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Or is it just a mechanism for how it got to be the way it is? Why should evolution stop at the neck?

And if you're really opening the discussion of whether evolution is in dispute...

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I just meant that evolution as a general mechanism for biological change is not up for sane dispute. Libraries shed tears over evolution debates.
 
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Papa said:
Again about boredom coming from thoughts of death - little kids with no concept of mortality get bored. I think that puts the nail in the coffin.
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R u sure about small kids getting bored. I remember when I was a kid I never wanted to sleep , could not wait until too tomorrow cuz there were always things for me to do. I was never bored. Can u imagine 5 year old bored? Put them in a room and they do stuff until they get tired and pass out.

I think u don't have a nail...
 
Tell a five year old to sit still for a minute and they get bored. They might not be bored for long...
 
Papa said:
Tell a five year old to sit still for a minute and they get bored. They might not be bored for long...
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Their idea of bored is different than our...they can't wait to do something else...that's different than what adults think of as boredom
 
Ripley said:
And your flagrant attack on my moral ethics is based on your filtered perception of the tone of my post??
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What moral ethics are you talking about, and where did I attack them? (please quote me).

So it's arrogant of me to object to your notions of boredom and the stereotypical ego?
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1. I clarified my post w.r.t. "ego" already, I need not address your whining again.

2. In both instances, I used an IF / THEN logic. IF you think my opinion (re. arrogance) applies to you, THEN it certainly does. But if you don't, then it does not. But of course you DO think I was referring to you, after all, it is all about you, isn't it?

Why? Because I'm not permitted to illustrate my conviction? [insert self-serving melodramatic blabber here]
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Do you talk like this IRL? I feel sincerely sorry those who converse with you, if anyone does.

Since when was this all about you anyway??? my original response was to the topic of the OP, and no one in particular. Seriously, get of the crack, or whatever it is you're smoking, or stop posting.

Wonderful. Excuse me if I yawn.
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No no, allow me to yawn first. 8)
 
InTherapy82 said:
Their idea of bored is different than our...they can't wait to do something else...that's different than what adults think of as boredom
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Boredom: "an unpleasant, transient affective state in which the individual feels a pervasive lack of interest in and difficulty concentrating on the current activity." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boredom

Kids in classrooms get bored. Kids in cars get bored. Kids at dinner tables get bored. I have distinct memories of being bored long before I ever thought about death. I might have been excited when I finally got to run outside and go play, but before that I was - bored. Boredom is separate from (mild) depression. If you can't see this then I don't know what else to say.
 
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=bored--find-something-to-live-for
The science of boredom would probably put you to sleep. There have been 'studies', and I'm sure there is a stunning amount of conjecture...But with this subject, I beleive, it would be as accurate as Astrology. There are so many variables with individuals-like fingerprints, everybody that is bored, has a different reason-but the root cause is dissatisfaction with your circumstances at the moment.
 
ControlDenied said:
Showing me a photo of crying books isn't going to get my sympathy....

http://somafm.com/recent/?dronezone
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I wasn't really looking for sympathy.


ControlDenied said:
saying that something like boredom is evolutionary is a bit odd, to project a method of science we can barely use to make long-lasting batteries, into the realm of existentialism...
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This post isn't clear. I wanted to know what you were saying. Were you saying that evolution as a general mechanism is up for dispute ("a method of science we can barely use")? That's a separate discussion that's filled up many forums. Or were you saying that evolution has no place in explaining human experience? I'm genuinely interested in your response...
 
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I didn't read the thread, but I just came up with an interesting way to think of this: We experience boredom as a reminder that we live in a world that's dynamic and ever-changing, and that any illusion of a lack or ceasing of change is just an illusion.

Mama always said show me someone who's always bored, and I'll show you someone who's borING, and I think she's right. I think people who plan their lives in such a way as to minimize change tend to end up feeling both bored and boring.
 
masonyoung said:
Boredom is the inability to entertain your own thoughts...it's not living up to your own personal responsibility to maintain enthusiasm about anything.
That's not based on any 'scientific research' and I don't think there would be one 'solid theory' about it...I just know it to be true. Boredom's counterpart, I would say, is Motivation.
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I completely agree. As for me, boredom's counterpart is self-discipline, as well as motivation.
 
Originally Posted by masonyoung View Post
Boredom is the inability to entertain your own thoughts...it's not living up to your own personal responsibility to maintain enthusiasm about anything.

if that's boredom and some people here agree that it makes sense then I don't see how it relates to kids, let's say 3-5 year olds.
 
i meant that "it's an evolutionary mechanism" is used by some to explain EVERYTHING. i believe in the spiritual journey and all that jazz. what the fuck do i care about evolutionary theory besides its massive implication on my entire existence? actually,i diddle myself every evening. and it's caused by Mr. Evolution. and so are my dreams about learning to fly by swimming through the air and knowing im dreaming so deciding to taste an orange to see if its really true you can't taste or smell in dreams (you can, it just tastes pretty fucking bad)
 
^ When it comes to 'why' questions about our behavior, I find answers that fit the behavior in a context of other present-day behavior patterns we all know and live every day, to be more useful and more insightful than ones that fit the behavior in a context of the prehistoric African savannah, that's far removed from us in time.
 
I find that for a lot of 'why are things the way they are' with behaviour, evolution is the only satisfying answer. We are here because of the forces that shaped our evolution, even if they did happen a long time ago..
 
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