"Life presents, in fact, a more or less violent oscillation between the two: Pain and boredom. ..... Needy surroundings and poverty produce pain; while, if a man is more than well off, he is bored. Accordingly, while the lower classes are engaged in a ceaseless struggle with need, in other words, with pain, the upper carry on a constant and often desperate battle with boredom. " -- Arthur Schopenhauer
Absolutely love the thinking behind this article. I have not read Keynes but the quote here makes me want to do so.
"Life presents, in fact, a more or less violent oscillation between the two: Pain and boredom. ..... Needy surroundings and poverty produce pain; while, if a man is more than well off, he is bored. Accordingly, while the lower classes are engaged in a ceaseless struggle with need, in other words, with pain, the upper carry on a constant and often desperate battle with boredom. " -- Arthur Schopenhauer