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“We start off in life being very interested in pleasure and fun. In our earliest years, we do little but hunt out situations that will amuse us, pursuing our hedonistic goals with the help of puddles, crayons, balls, teddies, computers and bits and pieces we find in the kitchen drawers. As soon as anything gets frustrating or boring, we simply give up and go in search of new sources of enjoyment – and no one appears to mind very much.\r
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Then, all of a sudden at the age of 5 or 6, we are introduced to a terrifying new reality: the Rule of Duty. This states that there are some things, indeed many things, that we must do not because we like or see the point of them, but because other people, very intimidating authoritative people who may be almost three times our size, expect us to do them – in order, so the big people sternly explain, that well be able to earn money, buy a house and go on holiday about 30 years from now. It sounds pretty important – sort of….”\r
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“We start off in life being very interested in pleasure and fun. In our earliest years, we do little but hunt out situations that will amuse us, pursuing our hedonistic goals with the help of puddles, crayons, balls, teddies, computers and bits and pieces we find in the kitchen drawers. As soon as anything gets frustrating or boring, we simply give up and go in search of new sources of enjoyment – and no one appears to mind very much.\r
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Then, all of a sudden at the age of 5 or 6, we are introduced to a terrifying new reality: the Rule of Duty. This states that there are some things, indeed many things, that we must do not because we like or see the point of them, but because other people, very intimidating authoritative people who may be almost three times our size, expect us to do them – in order, so the big people sternly explain, that well be able to earn money, buy a house and go on holiday about 30 years from now. It sounds pretty important – sort of….”\r
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You can read more on this and other topics on our blog TheBookofLife.org at this link: \r
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MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE\r
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Watch more films on CAPITALISM in our playlist: \r
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Produced in collaboration with the following:\r
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Animation by Katy Wang and Yu Ying Chen\r
Storyboard by Katy Wang and Yu Ying Chen\r
Sound design by Yi Ting Chang\r
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