A life is pointless when it's meaningless, and pleasure doesn't provide meaning. Maybe being distracted by banal things until death is enough to make your life worthwhile but idk, it isn't for me. And much of the world doesn't think death is the end (I know, I know, that's for morons and whatnot, but it's still a reality), and have that in mind when making decisions as they don't want to disappoint God/go to Hell/be reincarnated into that patch of hair that grows around one's anus/etc. Maybe the idea that life is whatever and then you die is behind this wave of hedonistic nihilism? Whether it's true or not, it's definitely not helpful when building a community (old men planting trees, and this applies even if you believe there's nothing after death if you have some prosociality in you). Regardless, I do commend you for your part in making the world a better place, I thank you for not being an asshole (God knows this world already has too many!), and I hope I wasn't too hurtful/offensive with my words here and you took them with the same positive spirit that they were given. I don't just yap to annoy people, I yap to try to wake them up, but everyone knows sleeping is comfier. 🤷
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