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about Death

I feel you so much. I used to have extreme existential anxiety so much so that sometimes I couldn‘t sleep. Lately this has changed I can’t exactly pin point why but there’s a couple of thoughts that calm me down. Firstly we as humans always think we have it all figured out and we know what happens after but even if you are atheist you don’t know what’s going to happen and probably never will. For me the fear that there’s just nothing after death just lights out was scary but how would we actually know this is going to happen, we see ourselves as omniscient although there are so many things that we will probably never discover or understand. You have to learn how to live with the uncontrollability and uncertainty of it. Secondly time passes anyways and death is inevitable no matter what you do. If I worry or if I don’t worry I’m going to die, might as well enjoy my time. Life is absurd. I think my existential dread calmed down a bit when I started reading Camus. Maybe life doesn’t have to have a meaning. If you’re interested in philosophy i definitely recommend reading Camus or there’s also youtube videos that summarise his Philosophy. I really liked „the fall“ and „the stranger“ and am currently reading „the myth of Sisyphus„. Maybe some of these things resonate with you :))

@lilli2000

Oct 29, 2024

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reading philosophy

i know philosophy is always seen as pretentious and boring, and some of it is, but we are SO privileged to have access to a written history dating back millennia of the pursuit of understanding humanity. the fact that we have wanted to understand what it means to be human so badly that we have been writing about our theories since the moment we created written language is a philosophy in and of itself. find what studies of thought you relate to the most! marxism, nihilism, absurdism, existentialism, feminism, whatever! find the beauty in thought! philosophy does not always have to be 800 page books of some old dead white guys dense musings. plenty of novels cover philosophical issues, like piranesi by suzanna clark. reading philosophy, in my experience, helps expand your empathy and understanding of the human condition while helping you discover yourself as well. read with purpose! it's a magical thing. please share your favorite philosophical texts you've read with me :) i'm always looking for new ones <3

@sbonifazi

Jan 8, 2025

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As a Nietzschean I recommend these highly!

@dean_incognito

Aug 17, 2024

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Deer

Some people think they are vermin but I think they’re perfect. My backyard has basically become a deer sanctuary and I should be paid by the government, not that the government has any stake in deer population upkeep. Sometimes I get nothing done because I spend the entire day watching deer eat all my plants. I've been trying to gain their affection. My whole algorithm is now those videos of people who end up saving a deer and then the next day the deer shows up at their door and loves them forever. I obviously don’t want something bad to happen to a deer that would then force me to save them, but if it did end up happening, that'd be cool. Until then, I’ve realized, as I have in my romantic life, that the only way to attract another being is to sit very still and not make any sudden movements. 

@cazzie-david

Dec 10, 2024

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Saying help

My new thing when I’m suffering at the hands of my own mind is saying “help” out loud without any context and when there is nothing anyone can actually do to help me. I say it multiple times a day and in front of anyone who happens to be around me. 

@cazzie-david

Dec 10, 2024

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Vanilla

Pure vanilla is just one of the all time best flavors and scents. I always want to be smelling vanilla but I’ve never wanted to smell like vanilla. I protested against layering with this scent for a long time because it’s polarizing and some might say basic. Plus I really don’t want people to internalize the fact that I chose to smell like a cupcake, but whatever, I like the smell of vanilla and at some point I have to do at least one thing in my pathetic little life for me. 

@cazzie-david

Dec 10, 2024