Quitting the Paint Factory (2004) (molvray.com)

I find it a little ironic the way W has slowed, softened and become more contemplative and introspective with the still life paintings and whatnot. Sort of counter to the narrative in the piece all these years later.

If you like idleness then be idle, just don't expect the same rewards as the productive. Also, if everyone had the same thought process as the author, the world would be a worse place in ways the author could not possibly foresee. But what if they could see it live? "This village of African children starved to death because the farmers lowered their yields by 50% for a more manageable lifestyle" "This person died of a heart attack because this cardiologist prefers a strict 9-5, and didn't have the energy for the attention to detail to foresee the calamity". "+50% car crash fatalities because rigorous testing puts too much strain on engineers". I wonder if the author would be embarassed, or even ashamed.