"Live for yourself, not for others"

[tary]

I saw a quote online along these lines, and that got me thinking and looking for more like it (I especially like the one with someone jumping off a cliff lol).
People will say these things, "you have to live for yourself, you can't live for others", but don't think to consider: if you don't live for others, what follows if you don't want to live even for yourself?
And they will immediately turn around and start talking about how suicide is always bad and you shouldn't do it and how people will be hurt if you do it etc. etc.
I just find it funny.

 

[chester]

I'm glad you made the effort to gather these images and write your post. This needed to be said. I also hate this hypocrisy.

 

[lawlietsph]

I hate most of these "motivational" bs too. They are for people who are still trying to make life better and stuff.
For a person who's already given up and realized that nothing fucking matters, because you'll just decay and worms will eat your flesh eventually - it's like meh
I swear people act like life is such a huuuuge, important thing, and you have to succeed and "push your limits"
It just doesn't fucking matter. Not a single soul is going to remember you in 100 years.

 

[username12345]

I hate most of these "motivational" bs too. They are for people who are still trying to make life better and stuff.
For a person who's already given up and realized that nothing fucking matters, because you'll just decay and worms will eat your flesh eventually - it's like meh
I swear people act like life is such a huuuuge, important thing, and you have to succeed and "push your limits"
It just doesn't fucking matter. Not a single soul is going to remember you in 100 years.

Tbh people spouting toxic positivity aren't trying to make anything better they just try to get you to shut up about the reality of things.

 

[Jon Arbuckle]

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I saw a quote online along these lines, and that got me thinking and looking for more like it (I especially like the one with someone jumping off a cliff lol).
People will say these things, "you have to live for yourself, you can't live for others", but don't think to consider: if you don't live for others, what follows if you don't want to live even for yourself?
And they will immediately turn around and start talking about how suicide is always bad and you shouldn't do it and how people will be hurt if you do it etc. etc.
I just find it funny.

Maybe this stuff would be true if we were solitary tiger-people or something, but we're not. Humans are very social animals, it's normal to want to interact with other people, it's normal to want to be liked. I know this message of "live for yourself not others" has good intentions but I think it's not realistic to be 100% independent individualistic without needing anyone else. The individual is weak.

 

[AflacDuck]

"Its the ultimate selfish act"
Bitch its selfish to expect me to sit here and suffer in silence just for other peoples benefit. Every argument always has two fucking sides. Its all bilatteral.

 

[Beyond_Repair]

They said you're supposed to live for yourself, not die for yourself

Joking, I agree it's very hypocritical

 

[MatrixPrisoner]

I prefer to not live at all.

 

[divinemistress87]

I don't even like living for myself

 

[Lulu Sun]

thank you for calling it out, that's just ironic