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People may think I'm depressed, but I'm the polar opposite. I'm always discussing what it means to be depressed, only in an effort to find what is the will to
by pknopf 7y ago
People may think I'm depressed, but I'm the polar opposite.
I'm always discussing what it means to be depressed, only in an effort to find what is the will to live. I find it interesting.
"When driving on the interstate, each driver has the power, with the flick of a wrist, to end it all. But they don't. Why not? What prevents people from flicking? What's worth living for?"
My wife wants me to stop talking like that, because she fears I will be vacaracted.
I feel like you can always get a better perspective on things by swimming in the deep end. It's always good to stir your inner stew.
- Kye 7y agoThere's a comic somewhere depicting the two views of nihilism. One frame is all dreary and dark with the caption "Nothing really matters" over a sad character. The other is happy and upbeat with flowers and rainbows over the same, much happier character with the same caption. It sounds like you lean more toward the latter and choose to make your own meaning rather than embrace one of the common sources of meaning. That's how I try to see the world. I don't understand how people find meaning in traditional sources like religion, family, or work, so I set out to find my own. Nonjudgmentally, of course. I respect the classics even if I favor avant-garde purposecraft.
- pknopf 7y agoI'd love it if you could find that comic!
- Kye 7y agoI can't find it, but xkcd also had a take on it. https://xkcd.com/167/ https://xkcd.com/167/
- tim333 7y agoThere are a few like that on the web eg https://66.media.tumblr.com/f2cfd1111f36dc195ab9e6aefc239faa/tumblr_p4shg2RaSK1r25vsmo1_400.png https://66.media.tumblr.com/f2cfd1111f36dc195ab9e6aefc239faa... https://www.reddit.com/r/nihilism/comments/b22xg0/may_i_offer_you_a_glass_of_optimistic_nihilism/ https://www.reddit.com/r/nihilism/comments/b22xg0/may_i_offe...
- rtkaratekid 7y agoI think this stuff aaaaaall the time. I'm not crazy or anything, I just find it interesting!
- jackhack 7y ago"vacaracted" = homophone for "Baker Act'ed"? referring to the Baker Act of 1971: Florida law for involuntary examination and potential commitment for treatment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Mental_Health_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Mental_Health_Act
- pknopf 7y agoInteresting. I've always heard it pronounced "vacaracted".