Are they a thief of focus or simply very efficient entertainment?
Are they a thief of focus or simply very efficient entertainment?
I lean toward "efficient entertainment", but I do sometimes wonder what that chunk of my free time would look like otherwise.
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Yeah the people who were cataloging all the species of beetles in Germany were upper class types. Most people in 1820 were tilling fields or working in desperately terrible factories.
The 1800s gave us the likes of Michael Faraday the 2000s gave us the likes of Hank Green.
Hank Green is awesome.
Don't forget the insane rates of drinking and alcoholism in the 19th century.
That reminds me I need to swing by the liquor store I'm out of bourbon.
Came here to effectively say this. If we were people in 1820's Germany, 99% of us wouldn't have nearly enough spare time to even think about cataloging those beetles.