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"The whole thing seemed like a cosmic treadmill." I'd say it's like a video game. Keep trying to beat the current level and move to the next one. Why do people
by reinhardt 15y ago
"The whole thing seemed like a cosmic treadmill."
I'd say it's like a video game. Keep trying to beat the current level and move to the next one. Why do people play video games? For the challenge and to pass time. Well, same here. What's the alternative? "Defining oneself on one's own terms" sounds nice but doesn't mean anything really. I'm not riding the treadmill myself but I'd take it any time over existential boredom.
- jk4930 15y agoDefining oneself has the consequence to set your own goals instead of only following the goals of others (you might join other people's quests, but you're now free to not do so without falling into existential boredom). You switch from external to internal motivation. That means very much.