It is indeed disappointing, though perhaps unsurprising that people naturally seem to fill their leisure time with entertainment instead of “higher” pursuits.
Leisure time has certainly expanded, by some extent, due to the proliferation of electronic/time saving devices. As noted here: https://www.lianeon.org/p/homefront-liberation, the total time spent on “housework” collapsed from nearly 60 hours a week in 1900 to about 17 hours by 2000.
Much of this freed time was directed into work as women joined the workforce, but overall “leisure” time is still up.
It is indeed disappointing, though perhaps unsurprising that people naturally seem to fill their leisure time with entertainment instead of “higher” pursuits.
Leisure time has certainly expanded, by some extent, due to the proliferation of electronic/time saving devices. As noted here: https://www.lianeon.org/p/homefront-liberation, the total time spent on “housework” collapsed from nearly 60 hours a week in 1900 to about 17 hours by 2000.
Much of this freed time was directed into work as women joined the workforce, but overall “leisure” time is still up.