Anthropologist studying non-industrial societies found that the most common activity was idling—not doing anything. This is surprising when contrasted to industrial societies which are constantly consuming (watching TV, social media, reading, hobbies) and boredom vilified.
This raises a number of questions about the changes in society and what, if any, are the benefits of idling. It’s important to keep in mind that just because it is a “natural” default state doesn’t mean that it’s better without an explanation for why that is so.
Read the Twitter thread from mnvrsngh and the accompanying data.