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One of my biggest problems is that I'm very good at managing my life on my own, yet my primitive brain keeps screaming "you're alone! this means you might die a
by anal_reactor 1y ago
One of my biggest problems is that I'm very good at managing my life on my own, yet my primitive brain keeps screaming "you're alone! this means you might die any moment and nobody will help you!".
> I would reply, "have you ever found your perfect equal in a friendship?"
I guess the point of friendships is to find people with whom the exchange is fair. As in, I have something they want, they have something I want, we exchange this.
- N2yhWNXQN3k9 1y ago> I have something they want, they have something I want, we exchange this. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/friendship/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/friendship/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37750030 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37750030
- galaxyLogic 1y agoYes but what we exchange is "friendship" and "love". We want to feel loved. I assume that has a biological basis. The transactional relationship is a different thing, it is a business relationship. You don't have to be a friend with someone you exchange things with.
- jajko 1y agoAnd with good friend the necessary part to exchange are good times shared together.
- mettamage 1y agoFor me it’s more about vibes. If I find what you say fun, then let’s be friends.