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How do you live knowing that there is no meaning in life? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[+] [S] 1 point 5 months ago* (4 children)
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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    As in you’re bothered by the lack of meaning? Figure out why it’s so important to you to have a purpose, and then choose a purpose for yourself. It’s quite freeing in my opinion, you can’t really mess up your life in a wider philosophical sense. You succeed just by doing things that make you happy (and depending on your morals, don’t make anyone else’s life worse).

    The real meaning of life is to reproduce. We are here because some funny molecules have a tendency to replicate themselves, that’s really all there is to it.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    You have the choice. Do you be sad and mope about it? Or find something positive to do and have fun?

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    Oh shit, you mean it's just like depression ? You can just decide to not be bothered by it ?

    Why is nobody talking about this? it sounds like a revolution for mental health, this could wipe out the need for therapy entirely.

    edit: OK so that was possibly a bit unfair, i recognise that aspects of mindset and choice are part of it, but your answer was so much like telling clinically depressed people "Have you tried just not being sad?" that it rubbed me the wrong way.

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