Besides 42, of course.
to retire as early as possible so i can do the things i want instead of doing the things my employer wants.
~21 more years to go; i’m currently on track
I kinda wish I had this attitude when I was younger.
Stay alive, try to fight against global feudalism if I can.
Purpose: be the adult I wish I had/helping special needs individuals and families.
Meaning: None. If I didn’t have offspring I would die. And even that is less motivating than it used to be.
The purpose of life is to gather data and reflect the universe around it through adaptation.
It is without intrinsic meaning but the meaning that I give to it is to try to end all suffering.
Simply to be a good person & make sure my kid sees it through the day.
I tend toward the point being the journey type of thing and closely related that you are what you do (ie you define yourself by your actions). I would add to this my current intrepretation of buddhism which is mostly about acceptance of the wysiwyg universe. Morally im an ethic of least harm type.
“Is this the reason why I was put in this desolate place? To find that happiness isn’t a place or thing, but a person?”
It’s something I read a few weeks ago. For me it’s the people I love that keep me clinging to life. Making sure they’re alright and taken cared for.
None that I can think of which I think it’s fine. I try to just make the most out of my life doing stuff I want to do.
Don’t be a bigger asshole than you need to be. People are STRUGGLING right now. Try not to add to that.
Survive and try to thrive.
To bear witness and contort.
Me personally? To enjoy it. What that means changes as I age, but I get immense pleasure from my relationships (I love hanging out with friends and family), I get a lot of satisfaction from helping others, and making people laugh. I’ve got some hobbies as well, and I like to travel to new places when I can. I try my best to keep my actions aligned with my principles, which leaves me with a generally clear conscience and positive self-image. I could never possibly have all the experiences that might interest me, so I cross my fingers for reincarnation, but otherwise feel I could die without much regret.
Cheese.
Just survive somehow
It’s probably pointless and arbitrary.
I’ll just enjoy the time I’m given.
I’m on this boat too. Absurdism for the win IMO.
Yep I don’t have any answer and making one up seems hollow.
This basically what I think too. I will add that I make sure other people (current and future) can enjoy it as much as possible too, so that means I will avoid anything needlessly destructive even if it is enjoyable
I don’t find much joy in destroying in the first place. But then I guess you destroy a tree to create a chair, and creating is fun.
