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  • tias@discuss.tchncs.detoComic Strips@lemmy.worldXXX
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    3 months ago

    Well, not necessarily although I guess it’s true for a lot of people. I work as a programmer, but I coincidentally took a vacation day today to relax with my hobby: programming. The difference is that with my hobby project, nobody asks me what it’s good for or how it will earn money. I just work on the stuff that’s recreational for me, without having to satisfy anyone else.


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    This saying needs to die. It doesn’t matter what you love doing. Being compelled to do it at the behest of some other master to earn a place to sleep and food to eat, is work. Dependency on money corrupts the freedom that is inherent in the concept of doing what you love.





  • That’s a classic question with a touch of irony, isn’t it? The phrase “What’s so civil about war anyway?” is often used to point out the oxymoron in the term “civil war.” The term “civil” implies politeness and order, which is in stark contrast to the chaos and destruction characteristic of war. This line, made famous by the Guns N’ Roses song “Civil War,” captures the absurdity and tragedy of war, especially when it occurs within the same country among its citizens. It’s a rhetorical question that highlights the inherent contradiction in waging war in the name of civility or resolving internal disputes. So, in essence, there’s nothing “civil” about war—it’s a critique wrapped in a bit of wordplay.