Aren’t we all just killing time here on ILP?
…and exercising our brains/our intelligence too, no? well, I am anyway…
I learn a ton from this forum. Your answer really depends on your motivation and intentions for being here. I mean, aren’t we just killing time doing anything?
In a nutshell.
Again…
Is time dead yet? I wasn’t aware…
I’m a little confused. Anyway, I’m just assuming “killing time” is something like “mere living”, as opposed to “thriving”. And to me, the essence of thriving is appreciation - “motivation and intention”, as put so eloquently by Statiktech.
Would anyone here be willing to give their motivation and intention for posting on ILP?
Killing time, often enough. 
Like Statiktech, I also learn. Like Magsj, I also exercise my brain. Sometimes I am helped by others, and I also try to help others. I also think free and open communication with others, in general, is a worthwhile thing to do.
The trick, imo, is not to get stuck in a rut, simply repeating the same tired things day after day. It’s easy to stop listening and to stop seeing people in fresh ways.
Well, we can still “kill time” for a purpose aside from wasting time, which I interpreted the OP to mean. The things you consider as a productive use of time are really a matter of perspective. You may really value your time spent eating, sleeping, or fucking - for instance - whereas, for others, those things are more like mundane chores. In other words, I agree with Anon–
I realize the distinction between “killing” and “wasting” time is entirely my assumption, so I’m not trying to convince anyone. As an example, I’d say I kill time on the ILP pretty often, but I enjoy it and regard it as a productive use of time (if for no other reason than learning or expanding my mind). On the other hand, I’d regard the same amount of time spent looking at porn as a waste.
I second this.
That’s a solid perspective, and one I’d stick to if it worked for me.
Either way, I think it is still a matter of motivation and intention. Eating or sleeping too much, or doing so unnecessarily, could be deemed “wasted” time (and could also lessen your overall time on earth). But who is to say what “too much”, or “unnecessary”, is in this context? The individual.
Most everything is done for a purpose, so I don’t really consider that grounds to justify time well spent. That is just time spent. In that context, I don’t even think one could “waste” time. That’s why i say the measure is of motivation and intention – why you’re doing something, and for what purpose. Again, though, outside of this discussion I would think the distinction almost entirely useless, so I wouldn’t dwell on it.
Haha, you’ve obviously never come into contact with a meth addict. But, seriously, you’ve never given up sleep or a meal to use the time for something you deemed more valuable?
I’ve never met a person who could say that either. Also, I’d like to formally invite you to eat your own sassy little words–
I’m not sure where the implication of permanence came from. I mean, you haven’t permanently given up posting on ILP either.
Agreed. Though, they can still be perceived as such. What is “wasted” time if not, simply put, a perceived waste of time?
Depends on the perspective of your subject.
Definitely agree. And I think the catalyst was my personal, and highly debatable, distinction between “killing” and “wasting”. In honesty, I thought most of this debate to be in jest. Plus, I think “killing time” implies some end – killing time till what? Death, I suppose.
Inspiration. Practicing English. Amusement. Blog-fodder. Pissing people off in a polite yet insidious way.
I am inspired by the Tab quote.
He is very good at it all.
From birth to death we all kill time in our own way. Each breath kills time. right now I am waiting for my son to return so that we can go to town and pick up weekly supplies
Looking for the people who aren’t just here killing time, expanding my perspectives, and spreading hate and discontent whenever and wherever I can… 
Personally I like sneaking up on it