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I mean, there is no meaning in nature, it was man who invented it, and often it appeared because of a scarcity, for example, the point is in a beautiful woman, because you are unlikely to find another one as beautiful, right?, or can you find a person who will support you and accept you as you are, like your loved ones? The examples are not the best, but I hope you get the idea.

In addition, I will say that about a year ago I watched the film "The Seventh Seal", and now sometimes I feel in the place of a character named Antonius Block. I dismissed the inevitable by refraining from suicide as a teenager, thinking I could find the meaning of life, but what was to be expected, nothing worked out. But especially now, how shall I put it... in the age of AI, it is impossible to escape the truth, self-deception no longer works, at least for me personally.

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think everyone goes through this... well, most people, anyway. Such is the burden of intelligent awareness--you know other animals don't worry about this shit. And, therein lies a clue.

[–] deadymouse@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Such is the burden of intelligent awareness--you know other animals don’t worry about this shit. And, therein lies a clue.

I'm not completely sure about this.

[–] Slowy@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The lack of meaning isn’t really a problem unless you make it one

[–] deadymouse@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

And what if this problem, as a living being, comes to you against your will?

[–] Slowy@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days 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.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] Senal@programming.dev 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days 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.

[–] deadymouse@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] BaroqueInMind@piefed.social 3 points 5 days ago

Relative to what?