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Ellie's Middle School Summer Boredom
- Ellie experienced deep boredom during middle school summers due to lack of activities and means to engage.
- This reflects the dilemma of being aware of boredom but powerless to alleviate it at a young age.
Madame Bovary and Modern Boredom
- Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary symbolizes modern boredom as a deep existential dissatisfaction.
- This existential boredom is distinct from episodic boredom and relates to a fundamental lack of meaning in life.
Types of Boredom and Technology's Role
- Researchers distinguish situated (common) boredom from existential (modern) boredom.
- Technology might reduce everyday boredom but could deepen existential boredom by affecting how we engage with meaning.