I've once heard that laziness is a byproduct of the inherent flaws in society. Agree?
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Stevie
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Nope - it is the lack of self discipline. More of an individualistic, internal thingy.
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There's some truth to that, but one man's excuse is another man convenience. For example the man who stuffs his face daily at McDonald's only because he lives above it vs. the man who stops there twice a month on his cycle route home because it's handy.
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I agree with TWIST; its more of an individual thing than an social flaw. That is not to say that social structures can't promote/reinforce laziness, but I think it begins with the individual.
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That sounds like a discussion for a 1940's parlor where there is not much else to do but make small, intellectual commentary that ultimately says nothing.
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I think laziness is inherent in the physiology of living things... it conserves energy. Animals take the path of least resistance through the woods unless there's a threat that forces them to go another way. Humans think the same thoughts over and over again unless there's a compelling reason to challenge them. This is just the organism's way of saving its energy for things it considers worthy. (In software development (my field), it's a homily that the best programmers are lazy -- they trick the computer into doing their job for them.) The downside of laziness is living complacently, and the more one does of that the less it looks like really living. So, someone who sees this begins to have an incentive to disrupt the laziness and start interrupting habits and challenging beliefs so they can get some fresh air flowing into the system.
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