You mean we have more distractions. The experience of boredom is subjective. We therefore require more distraction to remain non bored.
> funnier/worthier things to do
No we don't. The "things" have no intrinsic value. Our feelings about them determine their funniness and their worthiness.
People used to listen to 2 hour church sermons and find them massively uplifting, entertaining and emotionally charged.
When I was in college I used to sit chatting with a friend for 8 hours in a cafe and I was never bored. No phones. No books. Not even a newspaper.
Few people could entertain themselves like that any more.
You mean we have more distractions. The experience of boredom is subjective. We therefore require more distraction to remain non bored.
> funnier/worthier things to do
No we don't. The "things" have no intrinsic value. Our feelings about them determine their funniness and their worthiness.
People used to listen to 2 hour church sermons and find them massively uplifting, entertaining and emotionally charged.
When I was in college I used to sit chatting with a friend for 8 hours in a cafe and I was never bored. No phones. No books. Not even a newspaper.
Few people could entertain themselves like that any more.