I’ve heard this described as a velvet rut.
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tormeh@discuss.tchncs.de 9 months ago
Once everything has been optimized and runs smoothly, there are no surprises anymore, nothing interesting, you just do a routine that you’ve specialized in and have gotten bored at 10 years ago. Our quality of life is unparalleled. Our quality of work less so. It’s safe and all, but so so boring
foo@feddit.uk 9 months ago
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 9 months ago
i dunno. I mean, the same could be said about the medieval ages. Everything had been figured out. How to grow wheat, how to feed chickens, the people knew everything. It was all just daily routine.
Yet i don’t see these people living dull lives. I smell the air and it smells good.