"Too much free time" criticism

[waffle]

"You've got too much free time on your hands."

This phrase irritates me. It's usually said in response to some sort of geeky undertaking of questionable utility, something like:

"I wrote a story where every word begins with the letter E"
"I can manipulate coins with amazing dexterity"
"I made a video of myself finishing Mario 3 in 5 minutes"
"I made a beer fetching robot"
or whatever,

is met with,

"WTF dude? You have way too much free time."

I hate it, I mean, it's basically telling the person that they're better off taking a second job instead of whatever little weird endeavor they're into. It's a value judgment that project X is so worthless that only someone with 48 hours in a day would ever get around to doing it, but without saying why.

Why is this phrase so popular? And why does it piss me off so much?

[bosoxfan]

It's tempting but I won't do it.

[Golden_Rhino]

It's popular because people like feeling superior to others. It probably bothers you because, well, you have too much free time.

[guids]

If I didnt really have too much free time, Id agree with you.

[Steel Aces]

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"WTF dude? You have way too much free time."


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[amplify]

Fill your life up with meaningless tasks like everybody else, hippie.

[kibble420]

Too much free time > crappy 9 to 5 job.

[Dynasty]

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Why is this phrase so popular?

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People rarely have anything intelligent or original to say. So, they repeat something they've heard before.

[Alobar]

People rarely have anything intelligent or original to say. So, they repeat something they've heard before.

[Wilco666]

People rarely have anything intelligent or original to say. So, they repeat something they've heard before.