Gray comments on Rationality Quotes: April 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 04 April 2011 01:03:35PM 18 points [-]

People commonly use the word "procrastination" to describe what they do on the Internet. It seems to me too mild to describe what's happening as merely not-doing-work. We don't call it procrastination when someone gets drunk instead of working.

What exactly would Paul Graham call reading Paul Graham essays online when I should be working?

Comment author: Gray 04 April 2011 03:51:04PM 0 points [-]

I'm thinking either "lazy" or "irresponsible".

Comment author: wiresnips 04 April 2011 05:35:44PM 0 points [-]

The question of which is kind of still there, though. Procrastination is lazy, but getting drunk at work is irresponsible.

Comment author: NickiH 04 April 2011 08:07:03PM 3 points [-]

It depends what your work is. If you're doing data entry then surfing the net is lazy. If you're driving a train and surfing the net on your phone then that's irresponsible.

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