As noble a goal as it is to pursue self-improvement, it comes to my attention more and more that people at every level of society are fundamentally disconnected from the experiences of others. It's human nature to assume that others are like us, but this becomes a problem the further the individual's lifestyle strays from the "average" person.
The thing that alarms me about this post is that this person clearly believes that each individual needs to engage in the war for our attention and has the means to do so. When the reality is that the regimen he proposes is beyond the "average" person for a variety of reasons, be they physical, emotional, or mental. For high-school dropouts working two full-time jobs, exhausted parents, and the vast majority of people generally lodged in the gears of the machine and burdened by everyday life, the time and more importantly, energy that is consumed by this routine just does not exist.
I would like to know how much time this routine takes out of each day and week, and what other obligations and opportunities he is forgoing to pursue it. Self-improvement is a noble goal if it benefits the fabric of society, our friends, family, loved ones, but if it simply results in the production of more "engaging content" then perhaps the time would be better spent elsewhere. Nobody will care how ripped or intellectually well-rounded you were when you are dead if your life did not make a positive impact on others.
vincirufus · 2h ago
Very well said, I have been telling people all around me that slop and brainrot will lead to the extension of humanity
smartmic · 2h ago
do you mean "extinction" instead of "extension" of humanity?
iammjm · 1h ago
What do you think? I think it’s fairly clear from the context they meant extinction. Ironically enough, Autocomplete could also be playing a part, if not in extinction, then at least in brainrot
hn_throw_250826 · 1h ago
This seems to be a common topic of wankery. Some kind of self-congratulatory tone for bothering to show up to work in the morning. Complete with usual self help parables from recognizable names.
This isn’t a defense against slop and brain rot. It’s just basic attention whoring.
The thing that alarms me about this post is that this person clearly believes that each individual needs to engage in the war for our attention and has the means to do so. When the reality is that the regimen he proposes is beyond the "average" person for a variety of reasons, be they physical, emotional, or mental. For high-school dropouts working two full-time jobs, exhausted parents, and the vast majority of people generally lodged in the gears of the machine and burdened by everyday life, the time and more importantly, energy that is consumed by this routine just does not exist.
I would like to know how much time this routine takes out of each day and week, and what other obligations and opportunities he is forgoing to pursue it. Self-improvement is a noble goal if it benefits the fabric of society, our friends, family, loved ones, but if it simply results in the production of more "engaging content" then perhaps the time would be better spent elsewhere. Nobody will care how ripped or intellectually well-rounded you were when you are dead if your life did not make a positive impact on others.
This isn’t a defense against slop and brain rot. It’s just basic attention whoring.