08-16-2019, 05:45 PM
(08-15-2019, 05:56 PM)sbarrera Wrote:(08-15-2019, 04:27 PM)beechnut79 Wrote: This is a story I found over on LinkedIn. Thought we could create a thoughtful discussion here. Shouldn't we be feeling as though we just need some space, to get away from the torrid rat race. Many people I believe no longer take vacations not only due to cost but the frantic reality of today's work environment seems to foster the belief that we have to defend or justify our feelings for needing to do so.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...a-vacation
This is why it's the "Netflix and chill" era. All the relaxation and entertainment you need for $10/month.
Mass low entertainment is the opiate of the masses.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.