This could have been entitled “Slack and Materialism” but was avoided due to a confusion in the word materialism, which is both a practice (of acquiring stuff) and a point of view on the ultimate nature of reality and existence. Slack avoids drawing conclusions on the nature of reality as this requires both fierce conviction in one’s conclusions (effort), and an accompanying necessity to justify and prove these conclusions (more effort).
The slacker’s attitude to stuff (the former materialism) is simple, as is usually the case. Avoid acquiring stuff. Stuff adds unnecessary complexity. It needs maintenance, breaks down, requires other stuff to work, becomes obsolete, etc, etc…
March 5, 2011 at 11:49 am |
George Carlin’s quintessential riff on stuff
March 5, 2011 at 12:07 pm |
Absolutely classic and awesome!