<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Playbahnosh @ Aug 12 2007, 10:18 PM) [snapback]304355[/snapback]</div>
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Every revolution in Earth's historty was because people were BORED.
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That is quite the statement. Rather than ask you to prove that bald assertion, I will merely ask you to name two of these revolutions that were caused by boredom.
Most revolutions were caused by people being unhappy.
For most people past the rebellious, thrillseeking episode of their lives called "youth", when it comes to anything but idling away the hours between suppertime and bedtime, boredom is something devoutly to be wished. Adventure is someone else having a miserable time. Generally speaking, safety is boring. Except for a lucky few, excitement at work is the result of something going wrong. Where I work, excitment is inextricably linked to ambulances. Nothing pleases me more than to say "Nothing exciting happened at work, today.". In fact, I take a small moment each morning to pray for an unexciting shift.
Parents like boring lives. Raising children in boring times is relatively easy. As the children do not have years of experience, everything is new to them, so they will not be bored.
No one who knows better will want to live in interesting times. When a chinese person wishes you to live in interesting times, that person is bestowing a curse.