Good thing I enjoy doing meaningless things then

Well shit after reading that I agree kinda with both. You yourself of the universe in a way you *do* care the universe *cares* even if it works against you. But if it all just worked out then what's the point of it all? When we get über advanced that's where we'll live possibly in our imaginations where we live peacefully with eachother or smth 'nother, but ya know what I'm gettin at

I strive for an average day in which I feel nothing. I find peace in that emptiness. I don't bother myself with things like getting angry or having enemies, because it brings disquiet into my life. I like things quiet.

https://youtu.be/gduxx0LDOfA

I do have friends, and enjoy their company.

@JoeyJoestar1337 sounds like absurdism might interest you

Absurdism is the one where you realize the universe has no meaning then start giving it meaning yourself right?

Yeah

yeah, I do that

I'm very picky about what I give meaning
it helps keep you from getting worked up
i don't like getting worked up.

No point to it really

Probably

Said the nihilist

I used to get very worked up

it sucked

Getting worked up isn’t productive

So I stopped

I go the route recommended by Alan Watts's interpretation of Hindu philosophy, where animated action by living beings is conceptualized as "play". Where does that fall into?

gives other people massive amounts of power over you, if they can change your state of mind easily

@Jack Bright practiced attention/meditation might help you get better control of how you feel, eliminating the sense that you are in fact worked up and making others lose any power over you

Oh I just did that by breaking myself in college and then putting the bits back together in the course of about an hour.

Much faster.

Well if it works, it works

> pragmatist badge

Goodness me I am TEAM BORIS!!!

"I can't dissent!" - flipping takes responsibility. Pulls his sleeves up, gets ready to respect people's opinion. As they're not facts. If you have done a piss poor job, take precedence over that and be held accountable for your actions. Sir Darrach has done that and resigned. I just think it's a sign for old traditions to come back.
https://www.politico.eu/article/exclusive-johnson-finds-it-hard-to-disagree-with-trumps-verdict-on-may/

Just don’t put too much of your faith in politicians.

Perhaps paradoxically, despite being someone who only wishes to be left alone, I want to join the military, a place where by definition nobody leaves you alone.

walking contradictions are fun.

That's not a contradiction if you've only formulated the wish, not done the deed

I am actively working on the deed.

Not necessarily. I’m assuming you’re not a total hermit, you seek to the choice of being able to be left alone. Probably not to be left alone all of the time.

I'm not retarded, so I'm getting a 4 year degree before I go in.

officers make more.

I'm not a total hermit, there are a few people that I enjoy the company of

It’s not a bad gig.

but like

formal gatherings with a ton of strangers, I won't go there unless I have to.

I am a total hermit. I have my bat cave and I like it.

According to a recent video I watched, the average person can only have a handful true friends, the rest are just people they know

I have like two people I'm fanatically loyal to and about two other close friends. Everyone else is 'acquaintance' at best.

Tolerated, maybe liked, never anything more.