Re: "fun" is the opposite of "important"

I think Scottie's very nice response and Daniel's response below,
Michael, are to the effect that "fun" and "importance" are unrelated
characteristics of an activity. They're like shape and color. Any
shape can be any color -- there's no use saying balls can only be
orange. Scottie has a great deal of fun working with people who are a
bit off kilter (I think this explains his presence on this list), and
that's also important work. These people need help. I occasionally
had fun doing electrical work (back when I was doing it), and I think
that's important too. It's also possible to see a job as involving some
fun responsibilities and some dull responsibilities.

I understand, though, that there's a difference between "fun" and "
pleasurable" (for other reasons). People can take pleasure in important
work that's not "fun" -- perhaps a feeling of significance, the
satisfaction of doing good, meaningful work, etc. None of these
pleasures are really "fun" in the way playing football was "fun" to me
when I was a kid.

Jim

Yocum Daniel GS 21 CES/CEOE wrote:

>Who the hell do you work with? Sometimes work is fun and important and
>sometimes it is unimportant and fun and sometimes it's a drudge and
>important and sometimes it's a drudge and vain. Ditto for every other
>activity under the sun. Who taught you how to work? What do you mean by
>fun? What do you mean by important? Take off that suit, yaa, yaa I know
>that you think you're impotent but take it off any way.
>Daniel
>
>...but their work is either fun or important, and not both. if they're
>having fun, it can't be all that important.
>...you can say it's fun. but why lie?
>Barry Duffman
>
>
>

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