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When we forget why we bothered to try
"You just can't imagine how frustrating it is," he said, looking up at the ceiling, as if trying to make sense of the ceiling tiles. "I keep looking, but there's just no answer!"
This would be my worst case scenario.
- cousin_it 18y agoBrilliant story. It was easy for me to empathize with the father, and I think I'll eventually die like him.
- as 18y agoIt's especially likely with complacency like that.
- allenbrunson 18y agoholy crap. i'd upvote that six times if i could. find something cool for me i wouldn't have otherwise found by myself ... that's pretty much the definition of what i want from sites like hacker news.
- as 18y ago/me tips hat This would be along the same vein as the prior thread on existential questions. A popular topic among young, intelligent people for whom tradition has little weight.