Bertrand Russell - In Praise of Idleness pt 4 of 4

[bagoodtube]

that was one smart man

[chris5mob5]

always been a fan of the old saying 'work to live, dont live to work'

[tombeast17]

Maybe they use an automated voice so as not to waste someones leisure time byu having them 'work' to read it out. But on a serious note, this is very thought provoking indeed and ties in with a lot of what Chomsky has more recently said about wage slavery. I think in the very distant future this may become reality. But it needs a catalyst to kick it into action, unfortunately i imagine that catalyst being a dramatic occurence such as a huge drop in world population very suddenly.

[madinventor13]

I am such a man. I refuse to go along with the status quo. I did, I have. I can no longer. Long hours, weekends, strict attendance policies, really short breaks, no time to take care of myself, year in, year out. There is plenty of welth to go around. Plus we have enough bombs and guns and oil already. We cant leave out the oil. No one is better than anyone. Hard work should have it's rewards, but it should be voluntary.

[andrewzot]

i liove it

[Theknopf]

Russell, George Orwell, Auldous Huxley, E.B.Szekely, example of a common point in History, an active mind, courage to act out upon their thoughts, Thought- Word- Deed!

[SIMKINETICS]

We humans have been at once blessed and cursed by an overabundance of brain power by unknown forces of nature. What we are to do with 'idle' time is our challenge. 'Make-work' is not the answer. Russell provides a few clues, but his observations are full of implied questions. Each of us must fill in the blanks.

[smellyanddelusional]

what book is this extracted from?

[CreatorChannel]

Send these videos .. at once to your congressmen.. demand reduced work hours..

demand a 4 day work week... 20% less energy use.. at least 20% less gridlock on the highways.. Family Values... Re-inspired economy... forward this far and wide..

[ari1234a]

Tell me O, serious mind, t0kt0k ????

Why, why You had to make this with computer voice ????

[ari1234a]

Great book, made UNinteresting by

t0kt0k

[love83forever]

Great stuff!!!

[tokotokotoko3]

Very thought provoking - I just love it when I get fresh perspectives on things I am just used to. I guess I'm one of those that just accepts too many common views.

Thanks for uploading. Though I would like it more if the sound was spoken by a human than a machine (even if it wasn't professional).

[UbiquitousChe]

Heh. This was really timely.

I bought a bunch of books off Amazon a while back. A reccomended one popped up: "Bertrand Russel, The Conquest of Happiness". It wasn't the topic I was after - but I figured 'What the hell, sounds interesting' and got it anyway.

It languished for about 18 months before I stumbled on it on my bookshelf and remembered that it existed.

I finished it last week - and voila! Just as I finish it, you post this video.

Thankingyou verymuchly. :D

[gigiko84]

thank you for posting this

[t0kt0k]

I'm really glad you liked it ;)

Bertrand Russell is one of my favorite philosophers and it gave me a kick to hear him making this argument that I've tried to make many times myself over the years. (Mostly because I hate working :)