John O. Andersen

Yes, this is a very good article--a major surprise for something this
insightful to come out of USA Today. Maybe they've improved while I wasn't
looking???

I liked this bit the best:

>>In the 18th and 19th centuries Americans thought progress meant more
leisure, Hunnicutt said, but today progress means more goods and services
and an ever rising quality of life, materialistically speaking.

At the same time, he said, Americans have embraced work as a "modern
religion." Work and consumerism and finding things to keep us occupied also
prevent us from confronting ticklish questions about the purpose and meaning
of life - and that's just fine with most of us, Hunnicutt said.<<

John

> "Millenium Changes Definition of Leisure"
>
> http://www.usatoday.com/2000/leisure/leis005.htm