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>I’m all for human intimacy, but can’t I just like the world in general? What an insufferable and tangled mess this article is. Sorry if this answer starts off
by hans1729 6y ago
>I’m all for human intimacy, but can’t I just like the world in general?
What an insufferable and tangled mess this article is. Sorry if this answer starts off as merely dismissive rambling, but seriously, that article is, from the start, fueled by hybris and lonely misconceptions (DUH).
Intimate, deep relationships between humans are something incredibly intricate. They drive reflection and joy, enable a less self-obsessed view of the world, and are just generally beneficial to the human experience in pretty much every sense that I can think of, be it (socio-)psychological, behavioral, gametheoretical, systemstheoretical, you just name it.
How the hell is this on the top of hn?
- ianai 6y agoI for one find it a curious read. It reads like someone who’s inspecting himself though positing a seemingly abstract question. He’s doing something of an inventory of his qualities. This seems less about whether friendship makes sense as an absolute and more a way for the author to come to terms with something. It could pop from hn suddenly. But I’d hope the seemingly genius people here may consider the opportunity to reevaluate their interpersonal ethos.
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- mellosouls 6y agoI disagree (on the worth of the article and its presence here); I think it's important to separate the subject and conclusion (which we might not like) from the thoughtfulness of its consideration, which seems perfectly abundant here.
- agumonkey 6y agobad or not I appreciate the topic. Maybe I should move to ExistentialerNews :)