Ideas from 'Contributions to Philosophy' by Martin Heidegger [1938], by Theme Structure

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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 4. Boredom
Culture is now dominated by boredom, so universal it is unnoticed
                        Full Idea: Heidegger came to say that the cultural mood had changed from 'anxiety' to 'boredom'. The danger is that our boredom has become so ubiquitous and all-encompassing that it is now hidden.
                        From: report of Martin Heidegger (Contributions to Philosophy [1938]) by Kevin Aho - Existentialism: an introduction 9 'Conc'
                        A reaction: I'm not sure what the danger of boredom is if it is 'hidden'. It rather depends what else is hidden with it.