The extent of time and the size of money people set aside
for entertainment these days find new highs compared to the past.
To
what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?
Much water has flowed down
the bridge of life that meant eight hours’ work and the rest, for life. Now it
happens the other way round. Obviously, there is substance in the view that fun
spending has increased, but, coming to fun time, I tend to differ. Let me see.
We are living in a world
where time is calculated in terms money and its value is going higher everyday.
For example, in my country where great many educated youngsters earn in five
digits, and they are inclined to give their entertainment portfolio a much
lower profile than what they set apart for their career. The story is not
different when it comes to students. For them, fun comes only next to studies. To
cap it all, some medical statistics say many lifestyle disorders being reported
from the older segment of the population are due to the fall in fun time. Fun
goes for a free-fall lately.
However, paradoxically,
there is remarkable rise in fun spending. There are several examples for it.
Today, fun as such has become a multi-million industry involving huge
investments, technology, manpower and market. The so-called fun products and
services this industry brings forth are of course expensive. The fun-starved
and money-minded people find it alright to buy them out spending sizeably.
Another thing is there was a time when people found fun almost
free of cost. Such
culturally handed over fun-times have been devoured by market and
technology-driven ones. No wonder, fun
money is higher today.
In short, when it comes to
fun time and fun money, there are contrasting statistics; the former takes up a
downswing and the latter, an upswing. The industrialization of fun is the thing
that creates this situation.
280 words. ajaypeesdoc
5.30 am. 02.07.013
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