Boredom:



"The state of being weary and restless



resulting from: a lack of novelty,



lack of stimulation,



lack of change; or



the tedious, monotonous, repetition of



external or internal stimuli."



Historian C. Northcote Parkinson contends



that the chief product of an automated society



is a widespread and deepening sense of


                                              
boredom.



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