Spectator-itis

No, a problem only arises when instead of being a supplement to your life—an occasional relaxing indulgence–passive amusements become a substitution, a way to feel better about something you personally lack.
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And this is the real danger of spectatoritis run amok—it allows us to experience vicariously the virtues of others, without having to cultivate them ourselves.

~ Brett McKay from, Viewers vs. Doers: The Rise of Spectatoritis

Elsewhere, this is 4uaovi2. — slipbox

…also my thoughts about One’s Legacy.

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