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For many people - they don't really have the quickness you speak of and even if they do, they haven't found a way to apply it in a way that they enjoy. The pro
by alexashka 6y ago
For many people - they don't really have the quickness you speak of and even if they do, they haven't found a way to apply it in a way that they enjoy.
The problem many people are fighting is boredom. Hence the prevalence of alcohol. It makes time go by, it turns off the brain that is largely capable of haphazard worrying and complaining.
For those who are smart enough to assemble hierarchies of meaning and play with them, sobriety is great. For most everyone else - regular drug use is probably an optimal strategy.
- mettamage 6y agoThat’s a very clear vivid picture. I find it very hard to imagine if I am honest. However, your comment made it a bit easier. It sucks to live like that. I wish I could help. I’ll take a few minutes to see if there is some low hanging fruit. I know a few people quite close to me who fit this description.
- alexashka 6y agoIt sucks to live like that, from your perspective. From their perspective, trying to make sense of everything everyday would likely seem awful. People are different - some people loved school and got good grades, others couldn't sit still and would love nothing more than to get out and run around and cause havoc. Finding a set of rules that works well for most people is the tricky bit - so far we've been finding the lowest common denominator. Another strategy would be to separate people based on their inclinations and give them what would make them excel. We have yet to try that, in that setup, some would be drinking alcohol, some would be using psychedelics and another set would be stone sober, and all of them would be perfectly happy and accepting that other sets have different wants and needs.