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I don't mean to be depressing, but what is the point of life? Like an ultimate goal or something that you must achieve? It doesn't seem to be a one, except for

I don't mean to be depressing, but what is the point of life? Like an ultimate goal or something that you must achieve? It doesn't seem to be a one, except for the ones that we set for ourselves, which is usually trying to live as better as possible for as long as you can. And this seems fine to me, thinking too much about this can get depressing unless you can be comfortable with the fact that whatever we do in life the end outcome is always death.

eeeficus 4y ago
Point of life: you didn’t choose to be here but since you are, make something out of it. What is the pleasure or the meaning of just wasting it away?
- stavros 4y ago
  The point is to enjoy every day, instead of trying to do things others consider meaningful. If you like playing games all day, do that. Whom are you living for?
  - throwawaypppu 4y ago
    I don’t think this is wise advice. Something can bring joy for a while but may ultimately bring negative emotions if it becomes too large a part of one’s life. e.g. if it excludes exercise, spending time outdoors, in person human interactions etc. It may also rewrite your dopamine and serotonin reward pathways which can be hard to reverse.
    - stavros 4y ago
      You're reading a lot into what I said, and yes, the things you read into it are not wise, I agree.
barrysteve 4y ago
>And this seems fine to me, thinking too much about this can get depressing unless you can be comfortable with the fact that whatever we do in life the end outcome is always death. Would you want it any other way?
lioeters 4y ago
It's like, what is the point of chess, or any game? After the life-and-death struggle, we just put the game pieces back in the box, neither having gained nor lost anything in the end - except some joy, sorrow, love and friendship in between.
fnordpiglet 4y ago
Why does there have to be a meaning? Maybe we are just chemical reactions and nearly zero entropy self propagating whorls. Does that change anything at all for you as a thinking, living, feeling being? My point was you find meaning all the time in the things you find meaningful. I suspect that’s all there is, but if you stop and think about it that’s all there needs to be or frankly can be. Any other extrinsic meaning would be at odds with your meaning at the moment.

eeeficus 4y ago

Point of life: you didn’t choose to be here but since you are, make something out of it. What is the pleasure or the meaning of just wasting it away?

stavros 4y ago
The point is to enjoy every day, instead of trying to do things others consider meaningful. If you like playing games all day, do that. Whom are you living for?
- throwawaypppu 4y ago
  I don’t think this is wise advice. Something can bring joy for a while but may ultimately bring negative emotions if it becomes too large a part of one’s life. e.g. if it excludes exercise, spending time outdoors, in person human interactions etc. It may also rewrite your dopamine and serotonin reward pathways which can be hard to reverse.
  - stavros 4y ago
    You're reading a lot into what I said, and yes, the things you read into it are not wise, I agree.

barrysteve 4y ago

>And this seems fine to me, thinking too much about this can get depressing unless you can be comfortable with the fact that whatever we do in life the end outcome is always death. Would you want it any other way?

lioeters 4y ago

It's like, what is the point of chess, or any game? After the life-and-death struggle, we just put the game pieces back in the box, neither having gained nor lost anything in the end - except some joy, sorrow, love and friendship in between.

fnordpiglet 4y ago

Why does there have to be a meaning? Maybe we are just chemical reactions and nearly zero entropy self propagating whorls. Does that change anything at all for you as a thinking, living, feeling being? My point was you find meaning all the time in the things you find meaningful. I suspect that’s all there is, but if you stop and think about it that’s all there needs to be or frankly can be. Any other extrinsic meaning would be at odds with your meaning at the moment.