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Full Idea
We are less bored than our ancestors were, but we are more afraid of boredom
Gist of Idea
Life is now more interesting, but boredom is more frightening
Source
Bertrand Russell (The Conquest of Happiness [1930], 4)
Book Ref
Russell,Bertrand: 'The Conquest of Happiness' [Unwin 1961], p.39
A Reaction
I get the impression that the invention of the powerful mobile phone has largely banished boredom from human life, except when you are obliged to switch it off. The fear of boredom may hence be even greater now.
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