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That utopian world sounds very Brave New World dystopian. Of course having something is better than nothing, but part of me feels like people wasting their lif
by aaron-lebo 12y ago
That utopian world sounds very Brave New World dystopian.
Of course having something is better than nothing, but part of me feels like people wasting their life away chasing simple pleasures like games and recreational drugs is dehumanizing in a way. Is that really what we should aspire to?
- eli_gottlieb 12y agoThe larger question is: what do you aspire to when the world just keeps going on its own every day (so you're not needed for that) and the Big Accomplishments in fields like science are getting ticked off the checklists as quickly as skilled people can organize to get through them (so there's no guarantee you'll have some Important Task waiting for you). If we want to talk Huxley, his answer was: when all else is done, time for spiritual enlightenment.
- collyw 12y agoI like the Buddhist perspective, that we should all try to reduce suffering for everyone in the world.