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re: Average Lives Are Depressing AF
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:04 pm to stout
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:04 pm to stout
You completely misunderstand the meaning of the phrase “ life is suffering “. It doesn’t mean ALL life is suffering, it means that you can’t escape suffering. You lack the ability to “ make life” the way you want. Sickness, ignorance, death, malevolence, anxiety, terrible mistakes -all these things will find you. They will happen to you whether you drive your life like a boss or not.
That’s why we can’t RELY on “ fun”. It’s impossible to have fun when your dog just died and your buddy has cancer and you just lost your gig. So you have to have an underlying sense of meaning, a way to make sense of the purpose of your life. That way you easily shake off the tough times. You have a better sense of self and purpose and acceptance of the inevitability of suffering.
As for all the garbage materialism and status- seeking people use to fill their emptiness, yeah- that’s going to get you nowhere. There is a direct parallel between profound unhappiness and seeking your happiness through projecting your status through social media and materialism.
That’s why we can’t RELY on “ fun”. It’s impossible to have fun when your dog just died and your buddy has cancer and you just lost your gig. So you have to have an underlying sense of meaning, a way to make sense of the purpose of your life. That way you easily shake off the tough times. You have a better sense of self and purpose and acceptance of the inevitability of suffering.
As for all the garbage materialism and status- seeking people use to fill their emptiness, yeah- that’s going to get you nowhere. There is a direct parallel between profound unhappiness and seeking your happiness through projecting your status through social media and materialism.
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Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:08 pm to Lsupimp
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There is a direct parallel between profound unhappiness and seeking your happiness through projecting your status through social media and materialism.
social media just amplifies it
living your life with expectations of other people will always lead to emptiness, because you have no internal barometer
this is an area where being an emotionally deficient, isolated person comes in handy. understanding my expectations are all that truly matters, matters. the key is figuring out how to develop proper expectations and then the strategy and discipline in meeting them
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:15 pm to Lsupimp
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You completely misunderstand the meaning of the phrase “ life is suffering “. It doesn’t mean ALL life is suffering, it means that you can’t escape suffering. You lack the ability to “ make life” the way you want. Sickness, ignorance, death, malevolence, anxiety, terrible mistakes -all these things will find you. They will happen to you whether you drive your life like a boss or not.
That’s why we can’t RELY on “ fun”. It’s impossible to have fun when your dog just died and your buddy has cancer and you just lost your gig. So you have to have an underlying sense of meaning, a way to make sense of the purpose of your life. That way you easily shake off the tough times. You have a better sense of self and purpose and acceptance of the inevitability of suffering.
As for all the garbage materialism and status- seeking people use to fill their emptiness, yeah- that’s going to get you nowhere. There is a direct parallel between profound unhappiness and seeking your happiness through projecting your status through social media and materialism.
This is wisdom, sadly very few on here will get it.
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