sj_zero on Nostr: You have to think about the fact that our postmodern/modern society has erased most ...

You have to think about the fact that our postmodern/modern society has erased most forms of meaning in general. People aren't falling in love, having sex, getting married, having kids, raising their kids, having friends, engaging in the community, going to church, praying, going for walks, engaging with nature, engaging in meaningful careers, and so on and so forth. People aren't participating in the things that represent meaning in our lives, but that doesn't mean it isn't the meaning of our lives, it just means that we've refused the call.

So rather than deadbeat dads being evidence that raising your kids isn't the meaning of life, it's instead evidence of a civilization in deep decline, that is rejecting sources of meaning and facing imminent total collapse -- and we're seeing that in the demographic collapse virtually everywhere that's adopted our culture.

Most people sit around playing video games, or doomscrolling on social media, or drinking, or doing drugs, and there's nothing wrong with that in moderation -- but you need to find your core reasons to live elsewhere, because what is fun or what gets you through the day isn't meaningful in a deeper sense, and it's that deeper meaning that gets people through hard times.