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Ask HN: When you feel stuck in life
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#242Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Spirituality I rediscovered being a member of a dojo. Combines some elements of spirituality / higher purpose together with some pretty awesome exercise endorphins. It's like church, but without the god thing.
> It's like church, but without the god thing. That's like saying it's like an omelette without eggs or soup without water.
> omelette without eggs or soup without water
Those sound like interesting recipes to me. Water is fine though, as long as it isn't fluoridated.
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#243Life is a circle you feel lost then you find your way, only to find its not your way, then you feel lost again, and it goes on till you die. Know this that you will never find any deep meaning to life, its all there it is to life. Its simple give happiness to others, be honest and just enjoy your time here doing things you want to do and then leave in peace. Be happy or not its immaterial, you can't be in one state f…
+1 most concise and accurate explanation of life so far
I think Vonnegut got it down even further: "I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."
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#2449 times out of 10...if you did not major in Engineering or Science, Law, or Medicine then you should not be going to college. It is a waste of money and most importantly time.
Knowledge can have inherent value, and not all countries have the same sky-high college price tags that many privately owned US institutions do. College as career training is a relatively new concept, and not a very solid one at that. Skills can be trained, but higher education can bring much deeper qualities to students. Philosophy, fine art, and other humanities may not be direct paths to employment, but they will…
I do not disagree with you at all; however college or school does not necessarily educate you; the education you speak of can be obtained elsewhere these days and much more cheaply. This also is relatively new to the world - the ability to obtain philosophy, art, and other liberal arts knowledge without going to a college or university...not to say there is no place for it in institutions of higher learning; but for the vast majority of people a great liberal arts education can be obtained without institutions of higher education but the education of a civil engineer - not so much.
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#245> I can ask my brother for money > we have a trash relationship Do you have a trash relationship because you've asked him for money too many times?
We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12145783 and marked it off-topic.
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#246Earlier quoted context omitted.
This comment just irritated the hell out of me. Who are you to pass judgement on people you don't know? Like we all live in a just universe [1], and everything bad that is part of your life is your fault, including bad relationships with people. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-world_hypothesis
He asked a valid question and passed no judgment. You seem to have a chip on your shoulder.
Are you saying that because you think about murdering people all the time? It's a valid question; I pass no judgment.
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#247Figure out a way to serve others
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#248PROJECTS ! You should embark on side projects. They will teach you so much more than school ever will, and they will reward you in a way that nothing else really can. If your projects can make money too, then that's icing on the cake. You will be free. I'm 25 years old with no degree, taught myself to code for the past 2 years and got turned down for thousands of developer jobs. I ended up working in a factory doing…
> ... and got turned down for thousands of developer jobs. Over what period of time? No offense, but I'm hoping that's an innocent exaggeration. I'm not very familiar with the market for developers in Canada, though based on that it sounds particularly brutal. Either way, good on you for moving forward despite all that.
I think it's probably hyperbole.
If it's "thousands" as in 1002 rejections, that's almost 3 years of doing one interview every day, from Monday to Sunday. Even if you assume two interviews per day, that's still more than a year.
Edit: Assuming you only do one interview per rejection.
I wouldn't take it as an indicator of the job market in Canada.
I would think maybe he refers to having a lot of rejections but still I would hope it's in the order of 100 or so at most
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I, too, hate the endless mouse wheel of employment. However, having a job is a COMPLETELY OPTIONAL choice that one makes; nothing is stopping any of us from living on a deserted island without a job. Having a job is the cost of living in society. It sucks and needs improvement, but it is not as bad as slavery where you have no choice and not much gain.
Don't you think the owner of this deserted island with enough resources to live on might at some point object to you being there and force you off his land? There is no living outside of society, outside of private property and the rule of law. There is no real choice here.
Right. Those systems ate the world a long time ago.
This is sort of a proxy conversation about money. I'd like to point out that manufacturing your own money from scratch is a good way to get shot.
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#250You have two basic tasks: maintenance and improvement. (1) pay debt. Pay rent. eat. exercise. this is self-care stuff. It's foundational to well-being. Fail at it, and you're going to be getting into serious problems. (2) While you're managing self-care, focus on the vector you're going. Where do you want it to go? Not where do your parents want, your elders want, your friends what. What do you, the individual want?…
> Religion is traditionally the touchstone for meaning and making sense for humanity. Agreed. This is a real-life example of Ecclesiastes, an amazing book for cynics, skeptics, and people dissatisfied by practical advice. The punchline of Ecclesiastes is complex but its: 1. There's not really a point where you are fully satisfied with the things the world offers. Nothing works: money, relationships, power, health, ac…
I was thinking of Eccl., but wanted to be a bit more generic.