Message from @La Fin du Monde
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Quit ur job
And truly understand the meaning of life
Plato would argue to love doing good for it's own sake is most just
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I hate to say so but this is why I dislike applying philosophical beliefs upon the principle that they are reasonable
But you must feed yourself, @fuguer
Even if it doesnt bring you pleasure, bettering yourself is important
Particles don't care if you starve
@fuguer I don't think so man. You are in a good career, maybe take a break or move if you need some time
Because virtue isn't saying anything which is necessarily malign or untrue, yet it could easily be used to justify acts which are
I have 4 mouths to feed + 1 dog + a dozen or so ducks
Pleasure and pride aren't the same thing
You can find a job where you work only 40 hours and make good money, and have time to do what you want
For now I make crazy good money I’d be nuts to leave
What kind of mouths? Like kids?
But life is finite too
Wife and kids yeah
Aristippus of Cyrene, never said poor people where bad.
He said that you have to deserve your own good world.
If you make effort, then good things will come to good people.
You deserve, your karma.
Save up and invest, then quit your job
Expat to Uganda
I'm not talking about morality being inherent
Actually I'm saying the opposite in this case
Yeah the 4% rule. I follow a lot of the financial independence boards
what interests me.. is that Aristippus of Cyrene, was though
by Plato and all the anti-hedonistic stuff.
He was also a capitalist
Sure
I don't think your wife wants you to quit your job, @fuguer
What is the 4 percent rule
Can u send me these financial independece boards
...quit your job when you can afford it..
family is more important than money
What if I’m meant to get a Nobel prize and unravel the secrets of quantum gravity and I’m wasting my potential
Because the way you understand hedonism, it is logical and reasonable. But you have to also recognise that it could easily be used to justify malign and unjust acts and therefore it's only circumstantially applicable. Yes?
But do you have that potential?
Yes
How do you know?
And can you deal with the politics of academia? JF couldn't
I have more squandered potential than most
What's your IQ score?
Yeah you have a few options. 1. Take time off and reflect 2. Get a more chill job and take the pay cut, but keep your sanity and have more free time