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Eh, this was a pretty contrived read, and a bad way to think IMO. A healthy dose of pessimism makes sense but I've never believed in futility.
by dimgl 4y ago
Eh, this was a pretty contrived read, and a bad way to think IMO. A healthy dose of pessimism makes sense but I've never believed in futility.
- once_inc 4y agoThe author explicitly states that this way of thinking isn't an open path to nihilism. It is the opposite; knowing that you can't change certain aspects of life allow you to focus on a response that is more useful than fighting the inevitable and leads to a life with fewer frustrations.