08-13-2003, 01:12 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: midwest side, yo
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That early experience with books is probably responsible for the fact that I don't remember ever being bored, throughout my education. In fact, I think contemporary society is all mixed up in its concept of "boredom": people often say to each other that they are bored, but to me this almost a shocking, shameful admission. Why should it be somebody else's duty to entertain us? People who can't find anything of interest to what they are doing, who constantly need external sources of stimulation and amusement, are missing most of life's pleasures.
Donald E. Knuth
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