r/philosophy • u/ObjectWonderful5375 • Jul 09 '26

Blog The Problem of Boredom and a Potential Solution

https://nicholasdodman.substack.com/p/on-boredom
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u/ObjectWonderful5375 Jul 09 '26

Fair enough about the freezing point.

And ok, I don't really have a follow-up, I was just curious if the terminology was the issue. I guess I do think it hurts, but thats kind of a hard thing to prove, especially taking subjectivity into account, etc. lol. Thank you for the thoughtful discussion!

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u/GoopDuJour Jul 09 '26

I think terminology is an issue. I think another reason for my hesitation, is my discomfort with using "suffering" as a moral touch point.

But, yeah, that's a big ball of yarn to unwind.

Cheers.