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>There is no shortage of hard problems left to solve Yes, and there never will be. The problem of life is which one to choose. This problem is getting harder i
by truculation 9y ago
>There is no shortage of hard problems left to solve
Yes, and there never will be. The problem of life is which one to choose. This problem is getting harder in the sense that there's more choice now. (In the old days if peasants didn't labour as their fellows did then they mostly died. Simple choice.) But even though we have choices now this doesn't imply it's possible to live a life of distraction and convenience. The illusion that this is possible leads to nihilism, despair and mental disorder. Which are themselves hard problems.
- WJW 9y agoI only mildly agree; because it is indeed possible to live a life of distraction and convenience. This is easily provable by by observing that there are people doing this already. In my opinion most of the nihilism and despair stems from the fact that distraction and convenience, for all their superficial attractiveness, are the happiness equivalent of a Big Mac. It's a quick fix, but it does not last...
- truculation 9y ago>it does not last... Exactly. It ends with addiction, bad health, senility, crippling alimony or something else nasty. Thus hard problems are inevitable. Better to choose something meaningful ASAP.