Author: Otello Gnaramori
Date: 14:12:11 08/29/01
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On August 29, 2001 at 13:58:11, Derrick Daniels wrote: > >With all the talent and intelligence here, shouldn't we be devoting our time to >solving the problems of HUMANITY? I don't know about anyonelse but everytime i >come here I feel like I am wasting precious time, although I enjoy it >considerably. From a psychologic point of view I think that you are living an interior conflict : you enjoy to spend some spare time discussing about abstract topics (chess and computer chess are very abstract since they don't have a practical application...they are self aim mind games) , but on the other side you realize that your time and talent should be spent for something really useful for the humanity. I think you need to realize that the "ludic" aspect of our life can't be completely frustrated and suffocated without collateral effects on the mental health, so it's just a matter to find a good compromise between duty and pleasure. We aren't just "homo sapiens" , we are also "homo ludens". Regards
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