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The older I get and the more philosophy/literature/science I digest, the greater the urge to disconnect. Forget about the news, forget about history, forget abo
by ashark 10y ago
The older I get and the more philosophy/literature/science I digest, the greater the urge to disconnect. Forget about the news, forget about history, forget about philosophy, forget about travel, forget about tech (for the most part). Throw out the macbooks and the TVs and my library. It's all brain-clutter. I could be growing flowers or napping in a hammock instead.
I'm increasingly less convinced that satisfaction is ultimately aided by any of it. Probably that stuff was a useful stepping-stone to where I am, but it seems so much less important than it used to. I'm starting to wonder how akin knowing and finding answers are to various manifestations of pointless, restless acquisitiveness.
- Practicality 10y agoYou sound a lot like the preacher in Ecclesiastes
- johnmarius 10y agoAnd yet you comment on this, and presumably read the article.
- Xcelerate 10y ago> It's all brain-clutter. I could be growing flowers or napping in a hammock instead. And this is why I worry about getting older haha