Comment Re:A short, speculative cautionary tale... (Score 1) 407
This is more like how caffeine, sugar, and intentional sleep deprivation became such popular parts of "normal employee" life.
There's even several works of fiction parodying it (Limitless is the most obvious one, Idiotocracy also), but the key thing is that the smartest thing to do is to work less whilst earning more. Bankers figured it out back in the pre-common era, but it is only within the last decade that the systems which allow this to be so have become fully global and also fully replaceable. Google, Apple, Microsoft, WoW, Second Life, and Minecraft all "make bank" in different ways, and if their general principles are applied to any type of business, in the medium to long term, such will make bank also.
By the dedication of customers, and creating a self-sustaining enterprise, rather than worrying too much about competition. Google isn't really worried about Bing, the NSA, or the MPAA, but pretending it is is a good way to protect their cash cow, spycraft, and legal piracy going.
To realize stuff like this, though, you have to read less and think more. Restfully.
Otherwise, sure, you'll do more TPS reports (Office Space reference) but even after Judgement Day you'll not realize that you're fuel for the forges of Skynet (Horde of Warcraft / Terminator mixed metaphor).
I should probably get some sleep.