1. boredom siegfried kracauer | 1924

3. boredom is a necessity for one to find oneself

4. a state of unfulfillment that is soothed by the impressions of fulfillment – ads, movie theatres, radios, etc. (creative agents of consumption ??)

5. one becomes a playground of worldly noises – does not grant personal boredom despite the boredom of worldly noises themselves

6. the analogy of a rolling ball - small when distant, overwhelming when closer

8. boredom is a necessity for one to find oneself

9. a state of unfulfillment that is soothed by the impressions of fulfillment – ads, movie theatres, radios, etc. (creative agents of consumption ??)

10. one becomes a playground of worldly noises – does not grant personal boredom despite the boredom of worldly noises themselves

11. the analogy of a rolling ball - small when distant, overwhelming when closer

12. it is not like we are reaching out for these worldly noises – or everywhere else –, but they are just drawing closer to usyet another type of boredom manifests itself modern everyday introduces us with certain specific things to get bored – instead of the everday itself

14. you will find yourself in a state of tristezza (sadness), and develop ideas to a rather respectable level, consider “serious” projects, and become content with yourself in the end, only to find yourself exhausted with your inner restlessness due to the absence of a goal

15. but, if you are patient enough, you will see a great passion, an unreachable one

16. thus you remain distant to it, it fades away, and boredom takes over again – a vicious cycle of total boredom