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  2. Comment on Why do you live? in ~humanities

    Pinetree
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    As Tyler Durden said: Hitting bottom isn't a weekend retreat, it's not a goddamn seminar. Stop trying to control everything and just let go. Let go. It seems like you actually followed this advice...

    As Tyler Durden said:
    Hitting bottom isn't a weekend retreat, it's not a goddamn seminar. Stop trying to control everything and just let go. Let go.

    It seems like you actually followed this advice and it works! I do not why but I always worry about everything. Even when I tell myself that I shouldn't I still do.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on AI is here. What now? in ~tech

    Pinetree
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    This looks like an AI generated text, irony!

    This looks like an AI generated text, irony!

    3 votes

  4. Comment on If happy people do nothing? in ~talk

    Pinetree
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    Why do we, as humans, do anything? What motivates us? Is the constant feeling of discomfort truly a driving force in life? Or we are striving just to eliminate this constant dissatisfaction rather...

    We're humans and we're doing things, that's what we do.

    Why do we, as humans, do anything? What motivates us? Is the constant feeling of discomfort truly a driving force in life? Or we are striving just to eliminate this constant dissatisfaction rather than achieve a state of perpetual happiness.

    8 votes

  5. If happy people do nothing?

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    "I mean, pain is the ultimate driving force of life itself. Why do we sleep? Because we're tired. Why do we eat? Because we're hungry. Why do we talk to people? Because we fear isolation, etc....

    "I mean, pain is the ultimate driving force of life itself. Why do we sleep? Because we're tired. Why do we eat? Because we're hungry. Why do we talk to people? Because we fear isolation, etc. Just like in the movie Trainspotting (1996), where heroin users drown out the pain of existence with substances. Does that mean if someone becomes overly focused on anything, they feel a stronger dissatisfaction with life? And could this be used against us? Like this quote from the book Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig:

    The world is increasingly designed to depress us. Happiness isn’t very good for the economy. If we were happy with what we had, why would we need more? How do you sell an anti-ageing moisturiser? You make someone worry about ageing. How do you get people to vote for a political party? You make them worry about immigration. How do you get them to buy insurance? By making them worry about everything. How do you get them to have plastic surgery? By highlighting their physical flaws. How do you get them to watch a TV show? By making them worry about missing out. How do you get them to buy a new smartphone? By making them feel like they are being left behind.

    26 votes