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The Batlord · 09-24-2019, 08:42 PM

Yes, we've established that like five, six, seven times. The point is that meeting whatever can be considered "post-scarcity" as an individual solves only scarcity. And society has no solutions for dealing with how to be a human being living a post-scarcity lifestyle beyond giving you pretty milestones like a nice car, a nice house, and 2.5 children that it doesn't know how you should raise. Besides of course corny religions and self-help books.

And this is why school shootings increase by the month.

The Batlord · 09-24-2019, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jwb

you should absolutely do that

Thanks for the useless encouragement. It's always helpful.

DwnWthVwls · 09-24-2019, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Yes, we've established that like five, six, seven times. The point is that meeting whatever can be considered "post-scarcity" as an individual solves only scarcity. And society has no solutions for dealing with how to be a human being living a post-scarcity lifestyle beyond giving you pretty milestones like a nice car, a nice house, and 2.5 children that it doesn't know how you should raise. Besides of course corny religions and self-help books.

And this is why school shootings increase by the month.

It's not society's job to solve your happiness dilemma. This all goes back to your lack of motivation and negativity about personal achievements.

~~jwb~~ · 09-24-2019, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Yes, we've established that like five, six, seven times. The point is that meeting whatever can be considered "post-scarcity" as an individual solves only scarcity. And society has no solutions for dealing with how to be a human being living a post-scarcity lifestyle beyond giving you pretty milestones like a nice car, a nice house, and 2.5 children that it doesn't know how you should raise. Besides of course corny religions and self-help books.

And this is why school shootings increase by the month.

Society has no way to ensure everyone is happy true

But I thought this argument started cause you disagreed that being middle class was better than being poor

~~jwb~~ · 09-24-2019, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

destroy hierarchies

why?

DwnWthVwls · 09-24-2019, 08:51 PM

because jealously exists obviously

~~jwb~~ · 09-24-2019, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Thanks for the useless encouragement. It's always helpful.

sorry? I meant to say you could never sail worth a damn even if your mother hadn't drank in the third trimester.

DwnWthVwls · 09-24-2019, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

it is a problem that needs an answer if you arent religious or a hedonist

Camus's "Most important question"

The answer is figure it out ur damn self. I'm neither of those things and constantly working towards creating the life i want to live now that im financially secure. I can concede it's probably a lot easier for me since idc about cars or a bigger house or having a family. Video games, books, music, camping, animals, and nature provide plenty of pleasure and cost very little.

~~jwb~~ · 09-24-2019, 08:55 PM

The answer is don't make me get the wooden spoon

The Batlord · 09-24-2019, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

It's not society's job to solve your happiness dilemma. This all goes back to your lack of motivation and negativity about personal achievements.

Society has no job. Society just is. If I were more motivated to achieve a middle class lifestyle I'd still be miserable because society is useless.

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Originally Posted by jwb

Society has no way to ensure everyone is happy true

But I thought this argument started cause you disagreed that being middle class was better than being poor

My argument is that being middle class solves nothing except being poor. There are far more problems with being a human being than simply being poor and solving those problems requires you to ignore middle class lifestyle because middle class lifestyle is useless for solving them.

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