"To be entertained" and "to be distracted" are synonymous in modern Greek (διασκεδάζω) while the etymology of the word (ancient Greek διασκεδάννυμι) means: to scatter oneself, to dissipate, to dilute.
Same with French divertissement – (divertere, ‘turn in separate ways’)
Greeks have a second word to differentiate the mere entertainment of the senses/diverting of the mind from the higher forms of "entertainment" (ancient Greek plays, philosophy, public debate etc.): ψυχαγωγία, from ψυχή (soul, spirit) + ἄγω (to guide, to induce)
mark
npub1h2…azhwd
2024-08-22 16:49:53
Author Public Key
npub1h2sfcqslrmsmrkchapkpmvqj9fr662jdeaftjyuma8kmfmdpcspsgazhwdPublished at
2024-08-22 16:49:53Event JSON
{
"id": "8f06fe908f7b641c9cc28b5d19683ab22c3b91b24f01f6a53a4c639677fefd2d",
"pubkey": "baa09c021f1ee1b1db17e86c1db0122a47ad2a4dcf52b9139be9edb4eda1c403",
"created_at": 1724345393,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [],
"content": "\"To be entertained\" and \"to be distracted\" are synonymous in modern Greek (διασκεδάζω) while the etymology of the word (ancient Greek διασκεδάννυμι) means: to scatter oneself, to dissipate, to dilute.\n\nSame with French divertissement – (divertere, ‘turn in separate ways’)\n\nGreeks have a second word to differentiate the mere entertainment of the senses/diverting of the mind from the higher forms of \"entertainment\" (ancient Greek plays, philosophy, public debate etc.): ψυχαγωγία, from ψυχή (soul, spirit) + ἄγω (to guide, to induce)",
"sig": "d85ca96a06d6711af558c8b66f155a6980cb707c788a22449f1e603d9d4c7324987c57e94d772aa1f580ff04f16a61aafa758c22346f91ce97e36e8b6f3b0f25"
}