0_Apprentice
I am so bored lately.
1_Wizard
Boredom is an emotional or psychological state experienced when an individual is left with nothing in particular todo.  That has not been the case foe me lately.
0_Apprentice
It has been the case for me lately because it has been too hot to do anything outside.
1_Wizard
Maybe, it is aldo understood by scholars as a modern phenomena with a cultural dimension..
0_Apprentice
How does it have a cultural dimension?
1_Wizard
Well, that been bored can be not only accepted but encouraged in some cultures as a status symbol.  
0_Apprentice
Okay that makes sense I guess.
1_Wizard
And even when there is not universally accepted definition of boredom, researchers assure of that it is not to be confused with depression.
0_Apprentice
Good to know it is not necessarily because of depression.
1_Wizard
And even when accordin to the BBC news boredom can be a dangerous state of mind that damages your health, I disagree.