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

  • What are the merits and purposes of fun?

  • What makes something fun? Though different people find different things fun, is there a common thread that makes those things fun?

  • 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?

  • Are there ways for people who have forgotten how to have fun to “get back in touch with fun?”

  • Do you think you have enough fun? Too much?

  • How much fun is the right, or a good amount?

  • ddrcronoOPMEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I feel like this covers a significant part of fun, but maybe not all of it completely: Ex hanging out singing songs around a campfire with people you love is fun. (In this case you could even say it’s fun because it’s comfortable and familiar).

    I feel like the kind of fun you speak to here is increasingly common and may be the only type of fun some people actually have but I feel like the idea of challenge doesn’t capture all possibilities.

    • jaderoEnglish
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      5 months ago

      I feel like the kind of fun you speak to here is increasingly common and may be the only type of fun some people actually have but I feel like the idea of challenge doesn’t capture all possibilities.

      Yes, as the conversation continues, I realize that I put too much emphasis on one aspect of what I find fun. Although it’s in the sense of accomplishment that I most often find pleasure, I certainly do have fun doing other things.