What is the biggest waste of human potential?

Since the discovery of fire, human beings have advanced well enough to reach planets in space. But still, our intelligence and technological advancement has NOT been entirely put in the good cause at all times. Sometimes, human efforts have been spent on nothing which could have been invested in something else.

What would you consider as the biggest waste of human potential?

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Originally Posted by Shana

Since the discovery of fire, human beings have advanced well enough to reach planets in space. But still, our intelligence and technological advancement has NOT been entirely put in the good cause at all times. Sometimes, human efforts have been spent on nothing which could have been invested in something else.

What would you consider as the biggest waste of human potential?

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In our quest for luxury and successful life, we spend most of our adult lives in clocking in and out of an workplace. I think this is the biggest waste of our human potential.