Because, goddammit, a better world is possible! A lot of the time shit sucks and everything is expensive and I wanna just go to bed and never wake up.
But most of my problems are problems millions or even billions of other people struggle with, and those don’t get solved by opting out of life.
What’s more, those problems are man-made. They’re the result of systems designed by mortal men just like me.
So, I stay alive. Because the only way to out-vote, out-number, overpower, and / or annihilate those bastards is to be alive.
Damn right.
a better world is possible!
No it isn’t.
Because the only way to out-vote, out-number, overpower, and / or annihilate those bastards is to be alive.
One person railing against 7B isn’t going to do shit.
Life and the world are a lost cause. In my 20s I thought I could do something about it. Now at 40 I realise I’m impotent against the world.
And what exactly did you do about it in your 20s?
Sip IPAs and complain? And then nothing changed? I’m shocked.
Is it possible that people could give up after actually trying to make an effort and see that it’s worthless, or would you say that nobody ever bother to even try?
In my 20s I was politically and socially active. I’d founded two businesses before I was 30.
I’m speaking from bitter experience.
Fear. I know it gets worse if I stop.
Spite.
Not even kidding.
i saw a picture with a bird and “i live to spite god”. this has been my prime motivator.
Was it a seagull? It was a seagull, wasn’t it?
it’s an Aldabra rail. an extinct bird which evolved itself back into existence.
Same, Can’t let life and others win just like that
My dog
Honestly I don’t know, I give up on life time ago, then this last year I start “living” again by having a daily activies and job. But I deal with this like someone dead inside, I don’t feel any joy. I am not even looking for a goal. I see nothing in other people, I interact with then know that i get forget as soon the day end. I am just too scared to kill myself.
Have you considered you may be depressed?
I do, but I don’t think so.
Well, there could be something else going on too. Might be *worth talking to someone.
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Dying is hard
In my country it’s a process. You book it. My uncle did and left us on a Tuesday at 5pm exactly, surrounded by family.
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The promise of mexican food.
Priorities
It feels nice to bike and feel the wind in your hair and huddle into your jacket keeping you warm. I also actively take breaks from playing video games to sit and feel intense gratitude and happiness toward the game. And oranges are absolutely delicious, and singing loud makes me feel alive.
I also like finding flowers in springtime (and putting them into my journal) and seeing/hearing great big flocks of crows in the autumn. Those are seasonal though, not a daily pleasure that keeps me going no matter what.
I just keep waking up and it keeps working
It used to be various substances but now it’s making sure my kid has all the happiness and love that I wish I had growing up and the smile on my wife’s face when she sees how happy I’ve become
The Krebs cycle.
The crabs cycle - maybe I’ll spontaneously evolve into a crab, like all things do. Anything else & I’ll just continue to be a waste of space until I get a good enough excuse to not be.
I loved learning the Krebs cycle.
That makes one of us.
Habit.
obligation
The alternative still seems a little bit worse for now.
Debt to family members. If I pay them off, I’ll have a reason to keep living. If i decide to run or kill myself, then I’ll just be “a coward” and “selfish”.
But I’ve had bad luck my whole life. I hope I’ll be able to pay them off one day, but the idea of suicide has been crossing my mind daily. I’ve been unemployed since covid except for 1 job which lasted a month, and another job this December which may only last a month.
I am out of money. I just graduated university with a Bachelors Degree, and unlike most of my colleagues, I’ve been unable to get a job in the industry.
My school loans are coming to collect in January. My whole family is poor. I’m the realistic example of a poor person graduating with a degree. I’m stuck poor, and I will probably die poor.
