tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post7795558697086502507..comments2024-03-07T14:43:21.888-08:00Comments on Whatever I want to write about: Efficiency making things worseSriram Khéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907731254833435446noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-65075143627629688192017-01-04T09:34:38.911-08:002017-01-04T09:34:38.911-08:00Your support for efficiency is based on an economi...Your support for efficiency is based on an economic interpretation of "maximum rewards" ... most people equate it that way, which is why there is a phenomenally insane pursuit of such rewards--even if that means that people can't ever see the blue sky; can't hear birds make noises; worry about the water that they drink; ...<br />The gadgets are very much part of these "maximum rewards" ... so, yes, efficiency, gadgets, anxiety and insecurity, are all inter-related. They are not different ...Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-20801639622072703542017-01-03T16:21:17.955-08:002017-01-03T16:21:17.955-08:00The connection between efficiency as a desirable t...The connection between efficiency as a desirable trait and the way we fill our lives is not as linear as you say.<br /><br />Efficiency is one of the great qualities of all living beings - every living creature optimises its efforts for maximum rewards. That's what makes the world go around.<br /><br />But efficiency does not equate to fiddling with gadgets, "filling up" the day with activities, etc etc. That's an entirely different problem altogether and I would argue that's the opposite of efficiency. That people do it is more to do with insecurity, anxiety, etc etc rather than efficiency.<br /><br />Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.com