Sociologist Silke Ohlmeier: Boredom expert: Why bored people tend to choose political extremes

When we talked about your book in the editorial office, some colleagues were flabbergasted: Bored? Don't we have completely different problems right now?</p>I know the reaction well! It often hides several misunderstandings about boredom.

Sociologist Silke Ohlmeier: Boredom expert: Why bored people tend to choose political extremes

When we talked about your book in the editorial office, some colleagues were flabbergasted: Bored? Don't we have completely different problems right now?

I know the reaction well! It often hides several misunderstandings about boredom. The first is that people often equate boredom with not having enough to do. Which isn't true. Because if you don't have anything to do at the moment, you can just look out the window and enjoy your free time, you don't have to be bored.

And the second?

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