A bit of a lighter topic today: What is fun?
This seems like a simple question that would be tempting to hand-wave away as a “Well you know…” but the more I think about it the less cut and dry it seems.
Some prompts to get you thinking
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What are the merits and purposes of fun?
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What makes something fun? Though different people find different things fun, is there a common thread that makes those things fun?
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Is it easier for some kinds of people to have fun than others? What kinds of situations lend themselves to fun experiences, which make them difficult?
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Are there ways for people who have forgotten how to have fun to “get back in touch with fun?”
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Do you think you have enough fun? Too much?
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How much fun is the right, or a good amount?
I think the question here would be “Is a dopamine hit both the necessary and sufficient condition of fun?” In other words, even if a dopamine hit is always part of fun, is that all it is? Why does it give us a dopamine hit? What behaviours is it encouraging and why?
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