Boredom - the greatest evil facing mankind?

[Beast]

Forget superbugs, asteroid impacts, nuclear annihilation in my opinion there is a far worse evil out there - boredom.
Though my own experience, bored people do stupid things. Boredom makes people do stupid things. Stupid things can lead to accidents, violence and all sorts. Boredom can cause insanity, and cause the mind to degrade in a slow near painfull fashion.
Closer to reality, boredom is why I am posting this thread.

So what do you think, is the true cure for it, from your own experience?
How will will be curing boredom in the future?
Why do we even get bored?

I lack answers for all those questions, anyone else got an answer(s)?

[Retroboy]

The true cure for boredom is getting off your friggin' arse and finding something to do, and the drive for this must come from within you. The worst possible thing a bored person can do is complain that they're bored - it just makes them look like a six-year-old on a rainy day. The best possible thing a bored person can do is exercise.

I have no idea how Will cures boredom. I don't know how he thinks.

We get bored as an evolutionary engine that drives creativity and increases health. It's your mind's and body's way of shouting "Stimulate me! I need something different to do, and am falling apart here!". Studies have shown that a modicum of stress in a person's life actually extends their lifespan and increases their overall health - we are not good at having nothing pressing on our plates.

-- Retro

[bluevorlon]

Personally, I'm more scared of daleks than having a little freetime on my hands.


http://www.salute.co.uk/salute2002/aftermath/gallery3/dalek.jpg


Look at this dalek, no doubt the vanguard of a much larger invasion fleet, guarding it's human captives behind their quadrosonicglass walls. Little knowing in only a few seconds they will be exterminated by his gun cunningly disguised as an EGG WHISK.

Everyone run for the stairs, we'll be safe.

[SquidDNA]

I was about to say that ignorance is a threat far greater than boredom, but blu just owned this thread. :D

[Mnementh]

I think plungers are far more deadly.

[EchoEffect]

what about plumbers?

[Vaarok]

I remember when I was little, I was watching Dr.Who, and I saw the Daleks, and thought they were like R2D2. Then they meltified somebody, and me->trauma.

[Retroboy]

Dalek: "Your capability of hearing in the upper registers after listening to this, possibility of ever again liking an english accent, and belief that not all science fiction on serialized television is rampantly cheesy... will be exterminated... exterminated... exterminated..."

-- Retro

[reki]

KILL... THE DOCTOR!
KILL.... THE DOCTOR!
EX-TER-MI-NATE!
EX-TER-MI-NATE!
EX-TER-MI-NATE!

(cue freaky synth music & eve warp effect)

[Dyntheos]

I like egg whisks

http://members.lycos.co.uk/mylookalikes/Lookalikes/05.Davros.jpg

[Cheesy's Master]

Right, moving back to topic....

Boredom - The result of people who have everything they ever wanted in their lives but just want more.

Example, you buy something that you wanted to have for a long time then after a few days you get.....BORED!
The best way to prevent boredom is to keep yourself motivated, do something exciting everyday that you know wont bore you out 10 minutes later. Boredom gets worse when you have about 2 weeks off (which I have at the moment), you'll try anything to prevent it but eventually it'll catch up with you and swallow you whole! :argh:

I don't think that there is a long-lasting cure, we just have to live with it, cope with it and try to prevent it.

[Stewart Ramses]

Boredom - The Lazy person's excuse for why they aren't gettin off their arse and doing something like Retro said.

Boredom - Having too much time on your hands. Go get a job.

Boredom - An excuse to whine about something. :p

[Alliance]

wait, there is some thing out side?
what about the nuclear war out side?

owh, your trying to pull me out! you wont fool me! this is my bunker!

[Calaban's Ghost]

i rarely get bored.. but then, i rarely think i know it all, or all there is to know

i dunno i guess i stil look at the world with a sense of wonder.. when i absorb something i never even knew about before, i revel in it. and, on those late night insomia bouts, im not bored, im the opposite, ive got so many dang thoughts bouncing around i cant get relaxed enough to sleep.

to cut this rambling off short ill sum it up:

FAVORITE TV SHOWS

people that get bored: Jerry Springer/Jenny Jones

People that dont get bored: Nova/Discovery Channel/History Channel


so uh.. dont be bored.. the next time youre bored.. KNOW theres something kewl as hell out there that you never KNEW about, and go look for it.. trust me, youll find it quickly.. my latest WOW discovery was teh martial rover movies... you know that onboard camera on the little robot?? so kewl the martian sunrise in the thin atmosphere (it was tear-shaped, not anything like ours).. see?? stuff like that is out there, you got the internet.. go look it up!

[IronHammer]

This thread is boring

[Tombo1]

YOU sir, are boring. Tombo si win.