> It's not right to cry "theft" as if it is unethical to leave things undone that should not be done by anyone
I understand that Newport argues that and tasks shouldn't be done at all, but this is not at all a fair representation of the author's position.
> It is, in a way, EVIL, to call that theft. It trivializes the notion of theft.
You can critique their rhetoric but "evil" is an overreaction. Indeed, your critique that they are weakening the definition of theft applies to your use of "evil".
I understand that Newport argues that and tasks shouldn't be done at all, but this is not at all a fair representation of the author's position.
> It is, in a way, EVIL, to call that theft. It trivializes the notion of theft.
You can critique their rhetoric but "evil" is an overreaction. Indeed, your critique that they are weakening the definition of theft applies to your use of "evil".