In our modern culture we spend a lot of time thinking about money. How to get more and what it would be like to be 'rich' and so on. Let's look at money, and the philosophy people have of it. And investigate whether or not money makes you valuable, or successful. The Idea: MONEY IS … Continue reading Money Doesn’t Make You Valuable, or Successful – Money Has No Value. Let Me Explain
Tag: happiness
Materialism will never make you happy + short version of what’s the meaning of life
You are infinitely meaningful. The entire universe literally does not exist without you. All things are connected in the great web of existence. Remove one piece and it all falls apart.
HOLY SHIT - EVERY HUMAN IS MAXIMALLY MEANINGFUL i have a web of dominoes. i flick one they begin to fall in all directions i remove one. if they are dependent on each other. the whole web collapses. if they are not dependent on each other the web continues despite its removal existence is contingent … Continue reading You are infinitely meaningful. The entire universe literally does not exist without you. All things are connected in the great web of existence. Remove one piece and it all falls apart.
Why Do Anything?
Why Do Anything? Essay Version Introduction To ask “Why do anything?” is not a trivial question. It is a cry that echoes from the depths of a soul standing on the threshold between existence and oblivion. It emerges when all motivations collapse, when survival feels mechanical, and meaning seems absent. But the question itself is … Continue reading Why Do Anything?
The End of the Old World: Why Modern Life Feels So Hollow, Why Marriage is Dying (And What We Can Do About It)
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the concept of success—what it means, and more importantly, who gets to define it. By the popular standards of the Western post-1960s model, I should probably consider myself a failure. I didn’t go to prom. I didn’t party in high school. I didn’t even finish school the normal … Continue reading The End of the Old World: Why Modern Life Feels So Hollow, Why Marriage is Dying (And What We Can Do About It)
Destroying Every “Good reason” For Suicide – Saving My Own Life And Yours
“Is it possible to live like this for another 40 years?” This is not just a passing thought. It is the cry of a soul pressed against the wall of its own existence. The thought does not come lightly. It comes after long silence. It comes in the moments before waking. It comes when a … Continue reading Destroying Every “Good reason” For Suicide – Saving My Own Life And Yours
Why You Feel So Lost – And What You Can Still Hold On To
Why You Feel So Lost – And What You Can Still Hold On To You wake up. You check your phone. Maybe you scroll through news or social media. Maybe you make a plan for the day, go to work, handle your tasks, reply to messages. But somewhere beneath it all, you feel a strange … Continue reading Why You Feel So Lost – And What You Can Still Hold On To
Women Don’t Want the Badboy – They Want the Devoted Lover
What Women Actually Want: The Devoted Romantic, Not the "Bad Boy" There is a common myth circulating in male culture: that women want the cold, dominant, emotionally unavailable "bad boy." The aloof alpha. The rebel who doesn’t care. The man who disrespects everyone and somehow gets the girl. It's a narrative passed down in music … Continue reading Women Don’t Want the Badboy – They Want the Devoted Lover
If I Must Live in Pain Until I Die, Here’s How I’ll do it.
I guess the coldest truth which brings comfort Is that this life won't last forever. The ride will come to an end one day. The pain will stop. So then the question becomes, if I am doomed to live with pain until I die, is it possible for me to do so? Is it possible … Continue reading If I Must Live in Pain Until I Die, Here’s How I’ll do it.
We Are Not Designed to Live Alone (our modern culture gets this very wrong). To Suffer Less, Live With Others
Our biology and psychology evolved under group conditions. For literally millions of years we lived always around other people. We shared the existential burden of life. We did not live alone. Our culture gets this terribly wrong. It's the cause of much of our suffering. I don't think its possible to deal with the existential … Continue reading We Are Not Designed to Live Alone (our modern culture gets this very wrong). To Suffer Less, Live With Others
