Marcus, It seems to me that in the discussion we are having, the word "entertainment" cannot go undefined. How do you tell the difference between entertainment and productive work you enjoy. That it makes a profit?
N Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ -----Original Message----- From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marcus Daniels Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2015 10:37 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] DOH! " are you committed to the notion that there is no useful distinction to be made between bullshit and productive labor? " I suggest that there are at least two definitions of useful. 1) profitable and 2) useful as a tool to do other desirable things. Any creative person knows that #2 can exist independently of #1. I sometimes think entertainment products, like computer games, exist just to pacify and harness (for #1) those that don't know or have forgotten that they can invent all new things. Marcus ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
