a simple straight out question, can time be considered subjective and unfair?
does our state of mind influence on how we interpret or perceive time? examples are abundant. compare yourself when you are in a state of boredom. a few hours of boredom compared to a few hours of enjoyment seems like an eternity. hence the saying “time flies when you’re having fun.” but this is due to our psychological perception of time, not time itself. when we are bored and anticipating something we focus our attention more towards time and with focused attention comes greater perception to details (hours, minutes, seconds).

so is time subjective and unfair? on the contrary, time moves on relentlessly and unstoppable. therefore it is objective and fair.

what makes it seem unfair is the condition of our state of mind. the difference of attention towards time has only made it seem to move faster or slower. time itself has not changed at all.

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