I fucking hate this world so much. People. Society. Evil world run by evil people. Or just being alive in general. I guess I am the odd one out because people generally seem to be perfectly OK with this steaming pile of shit
RM5998
Sack of Meat
- Sep 3, 2018
- 2,202
You don't need to believe in an objective morality to have morals. Those morals arise out of you, not an objective standard.
vonvonwantpeace
Specialist
- Jul 26, 2019
- 331
yeah what's the point of living if I don't enjoy life.
woxihuanni
Illuminated
- Aug 19, 2019
- 3,299
Nah, I can. Just give me my life back and I can handle the evilness of everything else.
Astral316
Specialist
- Aug 26, 2019
- 332
People suck, but I might be able to watch television/movies for the rest of my years. Never mind, it'd get tedious eventually.
HGL91
Warlock
- Jul 2, 2019
- 720
People say to look for the good in life. I find it hard to find good in life that isn't artificial, or a concept created by society's rules. Natural good seems rare to me.
woxihuanni
Illuminated
- Aug 19, 2019
- 3,299
I think there is a heartbreaking amount of good in life. All the more poignant among the artificial things. There is good in my neighbour who says high when I smoke at the window, in the waitress across the road who gives me a real smile every time, some friends who truly want to see me thrive. There is good in a cold, clear river, in a majestic cave, in the peaceful lake with the ducks. There is good in music and silence where you can hear someone breathe, and breathe in tune. There is good in the beautiful curve of a stairway, in a crooked alley, in an old movie, in black humour, in this community where people have so much kindness to give when they themselves are suffering immensely.
I will stop because when I die I won't have peace at all. Only longing and helplessness.
It is rare, but natural good exists. It's the only thing I can cling to in a world that's otherwise all about money.
HGL91
Warlock
- Jul 2, 2019
- 720
Thats what paranoias me about "good". Like, when people smile, my brain views it as malicious. I see their compliments, smiles, and kind words as a way to draw me in to somehow use me whether it's doing them a large favor or giving them money for something.
Sunset Limited
I believe in Sunset Limited
- Jul 29, 2019
- 1,279
Modern life is based on the need to lose someone. Even the majority. Someone has to lose and sacrifice themselves to carry society back. It's a shitty job, a shitty life, carrying others' asses. I've never accepted this abuse. Insensitivity is the golden rule of this game. They glorify egoism instead of empathy. I've lived with dignity until now, but I can't do my job anymore. I'd rather not live than a salaried slave. This stinking society does not deserve the effort. Why would I sacrifice myself for something I found disgusting? It's a ridiculous existence.
It's true about many people. But there are some that genuinely want to help or are genuinely good.
It's hard if you've been betrayed or have had your trust broken many times, but I try not to let that make me cynical about the light that does exist in the darkness. And maybe none of that has any substantial meaning if there is nothing after this. But it's still how I would choose to operate in life even if I knew for sure this was it.
You can't ultimately control other people or this world, but until your day comes for it to be over, you can choose how you treat people and what your personal morals and beliefs are. Unfortunately at times you may have to be guarded against those wolves, but some of them really are empathetic like many here are.
HGL91
Warlock
- Jul 2, 2019
- 720
