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This post really resonated with me, deeply. I've been having almost exactly the same thoughts that the author has had, lately. I think a lot of us underestimat
by winter_blue 9y ago
This post really resonated with me, deeply. I've been having almost exactly the same thoughts that the author has had, lately.
I think a lot of us underestimate how essential creative self-expression is to our well being. I've come to the realization that I don't want to just live a regular life, working and consuming, but rather I want to contribute something creative, of my own creation, to the world. Deep inside, I think most people will find their greatest joy in building and creating new things (out of love (and not just as a means of survival)).
- jrs235 9y agoEveryone desires to be [a] god. What does a god have the power to do? Create. Naturally everyone wants to create things. When we can't or aren't allowed to create we return towards the other power gods have: the power to destroy. We all want to feel in control. One way to feel that is to create things the other way is to destroy things.
- rdiddly 9y agoAnd destroy is one of the synonyms of consume.
- humanrebar 9y agoSome things aren't destroyed when they are consumed. A digital recording doesn't disappear when listened to. A book is fine after it's read.
- jack1243star 9y ago"In the end we will be judged. Not by what we have destroyed...but what we have created!" -- Wilhelm "Deathshead" Strasse, Wolfenstein: The New Order
- infiniteparamtr 9y agoI've been feeling the same way. And "out of love" is a great source for creations, but survival is where I have been drawing my inspiration. I've gradually been avoiding large cities and crowds and seeking an off-grid lifestyle because it has occurred to me that the founders of places like Rome and America did that very thing.