What explains all the psychological issues today?
Other than the seed oils, soy and terrible diet, I believe it's the lack of real goals people have to exert effort towards.
Technology has given us all our needs at a click of a button...
Other than the seed oils, soy and terrible diet, I believe it's the lack of real goals people have to exert effort towards.
Technology has given us all our needs at a click of a button...
But humans are wired to want to drive towards higher...to climb a real hierarchy, exert effort, improve themselves, showcase their talents and change the world around them.
Today there are very few ways to actually do that, in a non simulated environment
Today there are very few ways to actually do that, in a non simulated environment
Sure you can get better at your job, but deep down you know it's all bullsh*t...same goes for your pickup basketball league or your political cause.
Without the ability to do so, people suffer from feelings of inferiority, eating disorders, nihilism, depression.
Without the ability to do so, people suffer from feelings of inferiority, eating disorders, nihilism, depression.
This is a big reason why I believe that hunter gatherer tribes like the Hadza don't even have a word for depression.
Their lives are oriented towards exerting effort towards things w. real implications for a tight knit community - hunting, gathering, building shelter.
Their lives are oriented towards exerting effort towards things w. real implications for a tight knit community - hunting, gathering, building shelter.
I don't know if the answer is to completely abandon technology and go live in the woods with a tribe of people -- I don't think it is.
But I do know that there a better ways to live your life and worse ways...
And dedicating your life to politics & work is a recipe for misery
But I do know that there a better ways to live your life and worse ways...
And dedicating your life to politics & work is a recipe for misery
Instead, orienting your life more arounds things like love, God, religion, family, freedom, wisdom, beauty, truth...these things are real paths to fulfillment and meaning...uncoincidentally, also undertakings the modern world discourages.
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