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People behave more sadistically when they’re bored

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I am fully capable of recognizing the complexity of the world around me and still feeling bored once in awhile.

This means you are not fully there. If you find yourself bored just look at how boredom works, look at how what is there in front of you at that moment is not enough and why you want something different. Just diving into it with a keen attention will remove it right away :)

Re: People behave more sadistically when they’re bored

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I believe it! I am surrounded by retirement-age non-workers, one who is an alcoholic, one with severe medical condition, a practically non-verbal who lives like a hobo—oh, and one does resent having to work part-time, and let’s you know it. The first one will go nuts and scream his head off all night and has been arrested so many times they know him by name. The next just bought a rolling chair and likes to roll arou…

> one with severe medical condition... bought a rolling chair and likes to roll around his apartment [all hours during the night]... denies he rides the chair and then uses his medical condition as an excuse I mean... is his medical condition related to his ability to walk and sleep well? E.g., does he: 1. have trouble walking 2. can't afford a wheelchair 3. has continence issues? That would explain rolling around at…

In this case, the rolling guy does lay off after 2200h. It’s the hobo who is over my bedroom and makes noise at all hours.

But that said, you’re right. A friend commented I should have bought the hobo a pair of slippers as a house warming gift. I will totally do this next time someone moves in above.

Re: People behave more sadistically when they’re bored

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How do you monetize it? Create a boring livestream of you doing nothing, where people can pay money and then you experience pain. Make it a SaaS, sell an IOT pain inducer to your streamers and collect a percentage.

Some guy did something similar a few years ago, livestreamed himself sleeping, allowed watchers to wake him up. Can't remember if he monetized it. Also, found out that people actually do livestream themselves sleeping while looking if I could find it to link to it - unrelated & weird.
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