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If you are grounded in religious faith, your whole life won’t revolve around whatever your job is. The author seems very intertwined with his job and the output

If you are grounded in religious faith, your whole life won’t revolve around whatever your job is. The author seems very intertwined with his job and the output. I’m not saying you shouldn’t analyze the meaning of your work, but he seems fairly un-anchored

Arainach 2y ago
Belief in a higher power is not a substitute for finding goodness in what you do. I agree - with rose tinted glasses, there was a period that lasted all the way to shortly after the release of the iPhone where it was reasonable to be (and much of society was) excited about the possibilities of technology. Those times are dead. Financial engineering and the monetization of every piece of user data, ever flat surface, every eyeball, from birth to death have left me a sad husk sitting in a chair typing for a paycheck. My solace has been the kind of creative activities now undermined by generative AI. So many great artists got their start at the entry level - whether as a mall portrait photographer, an understudy at a newspaper, or what not. With those roles killed by AI, where will innovation or even passion come from?
- williamtrask 2y ago
  > Belief in a higher power is not a substitute for finding goodness in what you do. But it can be, namely because it’s one path to finding motivation to do good. Not saying it ends up there for everyone, but it certainly can be for some.
  - Arainach 2y ago
    Belief in a higher power won't make you feel better about lying to boost stock prices. If your higher or is supportive of lying without feeling bad, find a new one.
- Muromec 2y ago
  Belief in higher power gives you the coordinate system that is not moving with the train. Doesn’t have to be religious really, bit it gives more credibility if the value system if X thousand years old.
dfedbeef 2y ago
Pretty sure this is a she/her situation.
beachy 2y ago
Anchoring your life to a set of beliefs that, by necessity, are entirely unanchored by reality is not a strategy that works for everyone.
- tern 2y ago
  Not beliefs, but practices and experiences that appear to reveal truths otherwise inaccessible
  - Muromec 2y ago
    That’s just acid, no religion required for that
taurath 2y ago
One can ground themselves in many ways, many of which don’t necessarily include ceasing further inquiry as many relgious faiths utilize as cheap mental crutches. Becoming un-anchored is a reasonable place to be while trying to hash out what makes meaning for you.
ahartmetz 2y ago
There have been plenty of bad and religious people. Doesn't seem to make much difference.
asdasdsddd 2y ago
You're getting a lot of hate, but it's kind of true. For most people, pulling at the thread of what is meaningful will just lead you into the abyss lol.

Arainach 2y ago

Belief in a higher power is not a substitute for finding goodness in what you do. I agree - with rose tinted glasses, there was a period that lasted all the way to shortly after the release of the iPhone where it was reasonable to be (and much of society was) excited about the possibilities of technology. Those times are dead. Financial engineering and the monetization of every piece of user data, ever flat surface, every eyeball, from birth to death have left me a sad husk sitting in a chair typing for a paycheck. My solace has been the kind of creative activities now undermined by generative AI. So many great artists got their start at the entry level - whether as a mall portrait photographer, an understudy at a newspaper, or what not. With those roles killed by AI, where will innovation or even passion come from?

williamtrask 2y ago
> Belief in a higher power is not a substitute for finding goodness in what you do. But it can be, namely because it’s one path to finding motivation to do good. Not saying it ends up there for everyone, but it certainly can be for some.
- Arainach 2y ago
  Belief in a higher power won't make you feel better about lying to boost stock prices. If your higher or is supportive of lying without feeling bad, find a new one.
Muromec 2y ago
Belief in higher power gives you the coordinate system that is not moving with the train. Doesn’t have to be religious really, bit it gives more credibility if the value system if X thousand years old.

dfedbeef 2y ago

Pretty sure this is a she/her situation.

beachy 2y ago

Anchoring your life to a set of beliefs that, by necessity, are entirely unanchored by reality is not a strategy that works for everyone.

tern 2y ago
Not beliefs, but practices and experiences that appear to reveal truths otherwise inaccessible
- Muromec 2y ago
  That’s just acid, no religion required for that

taurath 2y ago

One can ground themselves in many ways, many of which don’t necessarily include ceasing further inquiry as many relgious faiths utilize as cheap mental crutches. Becoming un-anchored is a reasonable place to be while trying to hash out what makes meaning for you.

ahartmetz 2y ago

There have been plenty of bad and religious people. Doesn't seem to make much difference.

asdasdsddd 2y ago

You're getting a lot of hate, but it's kind of true. For most people, pulling at the thread of what is meaningful will just lead you into the abyss lol.