Yeah, that's a good example -- what was originally the means to some end winds up being the actual end that you pursue, to poisonous or comic effect.

elvismercury

The really bad part is that this manifestation of what it means is not joyous or liberating.

I have this sense frequently when I spend too much time on SN. I equate it to experiences I have had in a corporate employment setting, where something trivial that has no real meaning beyond the culture of the organization can affect me profoundly.

mostly_harmless

Streaks

> The really bad part is that this manifestation of what it means is not joyous or liberating.

I have this sense frequently when I spend too much time on SN. I equate it to experiences I have had in a corporate employment setting, where something trivial that has no real meaning beyond the culture of the organization can affect me profoundly. 