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the mind's hunger pangs, growling for stimulation it's too restless to find itself
means Feeling weary and restless because nothing around you is holding your interest.
from From the verb 'bore,' meaning to weary by dullness, which surfaced in English in the mid-18th century. Where it came from before that is genuinely murky — it may be the same 'bore' as drilling a hole (tedium that wears you down like a relentless drill bit), but no one's certain, and the connection is a tidy guess rather than a proven fact. The word arrived without a clear pedigree, almost as if it were too dull to bother explaining itself.
- word origin
- Likely from boring a tedious hole through something
- brain state
- Boredom spikes creativity and daydreaming afterward
- danger zone
- Bored people take bigger, dumber risks
- existential edge
- Philosophers call it confrontation with empty time
- animals too
- Caged animals show clear signs of boredom
waiting for godot — beckett play where two characters wait for someone who never arrives, epitomizing existential ennui
the paint drying videos — youtube livestreams that literally show paint drying for hours, watched by thousands seeking ultimate tedium
anohni's i dont love — 2012 song with repetitive minimal lyrics expressing profound disengagement and numbness