Not my name on Nostr: Again, I’m not suggesting that you need to think the same way I do and I’m happy ...

Again, I’m not suggesting that you need to think the same way I do and I’m happy that you find meaning in your life.

I’m just pointing out that it is possible to find life meaningless and abandon any quest for it and still be happy. That’s the case for me and it is quite liberating.

Once I abandoned the search for meaning, I also realized how much the search for it did me no good but did make me a great target for “meaning” merchants. These merchants are those who promise meaning via religion or piety, via reproduction, via service (especially military), via sacrifice, or via employment. All have the common thread of doing nothing for me except providing something labeled as “meaning”. All those things do make others a lot of money though, or give them a lot of power to control others.

So yeah, I don’t need meaning to enjoy nature, exercise, good relationships, accomplishment, etc. These are the things that bring me joy and make me truly happy. They also don’t benefit anyone else other than me.

The same goes for the concepts of hope and purpose as far as I’m concerned.

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