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So true. So many people I know and myself included are tired of the "rat race". We don't want to keep working for nothing, we don't want to keep hoping for tha

by jetru 7y ago

So true. So many people I know and myself included are tired of the "rat race". We don't want to keep working for nothing, we don't want to keep hoping for that next raise, we don't want to pretend to be smarter or cooler or better than we are. What a horrible way to live in the age of plenty. Maybe, we like cold pizza. Bougey is a dirty word. We want to chill. We want fairness. Simplicity is where Happiness lies. There's nothing bad about that. What is "grand" anyway? Those 500 people currently living that the rest 7+ billion should aspire to be? Nah. I'd rather be like my grandfather. Smiling even when I'm old. It's hearkening back to a simpler time, and this gives me hope that more people might be "getting it" edit: typos

Freak_NL 7y ago
In case anyone else gets stuck on 'bougey', it is apparently an abbreviation of bourgeoisie. Is this US slang?
- palebluedot 7y ago
  Yes, and as far as I can tell, relatively new. I learned it from my middle school child last year.
- LogicX 7y ago
  Yes, I think it's actually out of vogue now, but a few years ago it was trendy to describe things as bougey: bougey (pronounced: boo-G) a condensed version of the word bourgeoise, used to refer to capitalists, the upper class, gaudiness, and profit-oriented viewpoints http://bougey.urbanup.com/4157958 http://bougey.urbanup.com/4157958
- kipari 7y ago
  Usually it's spelled 'bougie' cf. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bougie https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bougie
- claudiawerner 7y ago
  Unfortunately the slang tends to refer to acts or items that are expensive, rather than, y'know, class relations or members of the French Third Estate.
Nition 7y ago
Do you know Epicureanism?[1] Basically what you're describing. > Epicurus believed that what he called "pleasure" (ἡδονή) was the greatest good, but that the way to attain such pleasure was to live modestly, to gain knowledge of the workings of the world, and to limit one's desires. This would lead one to attain a state of tranquility (ataraxia) and freedom from fear as well as an absence of bodily pain (aponia). It's a good way to live. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicureanism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicureanism
- GoodJokes 7y ago
  Drink! Someone trying to stan stoics in an HN thread.
austincheney 7y ago
How are you defining simplicity? Are differentiating from easiness or convenience? I get the impression you are using the word simplicity differently than I would.

by jetru 7y ago

Freak_NL 7y ago

In case anyone else gets stuck on 'bougey', it is apparently an abbreviation of bourgeoisie. Is this US slang?

palebluedot 7y ago
Yes, and as far as I can tell, relatively new. I learned it from my middle school child last year.
LogicX 7y ago
Yes, I think it's actually out of vogue now, but a few years ago it was trendy to describe things as bougey: bougey (pronounced: boo-G) a condensed version of the word bourgeoise, used to refer to capitalists, the upper class, gaudiness, and profit-oriented viewpoints http://bougey.urbanup.com/4157958 http://bougey.urbanup.com/4157958
kipari 7y ago
Usually it's spelled 'bougie' cf. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bougie https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bougie
claudiawerner 7y ago
Unfortunately the slang tends to refer to acts or items that are expensive, rather than, y'know, class relations or members of the French Third Estate.

Nition 7y ago

Do you know Epicureanism?[1] Basically what you're describing. > Epicurus believed that what he called "pleasure" (ἡδονή) was the greatest good, but that the way to attain such pleasure was to live modestly, to gain knowledge of the workings of the world, and to limit one's desires. This would lead one to attain a state of tranquility (ataraxia) and freedom from fear as well as an absence of bodily pain (aponia). It's a good way to live. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicureanism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicureanism

GoodJokes 7y ago
Drink! Someone trying to stan stoics in an HN thread.

austincheney 7y ago

How are you defining simplicity? Are differentiating from easiness or convenience? I get the impression you are using the word simplicity differently than I would.