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Ask HN: What are we even chasing?

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Re: Ask HN: What are we even chasing?

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What exactly are we going after? Money. And lemme tell you, have lots of it is totally awesome.

Money is nice to have, but there are other things which are more important to our emotional well-being: friends, health, respect, etc.

Plenty of people have money, but drink themselves to death because they’re still so unhappy.

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post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Doctors don’t have answers. They’ll give you SSRIs which will numb your emotions and ruin your drive, or they’ll refer you to a therapist who will take your money in exchange for listening to you vent once a week.

Is your comment really necessary? Psychiatrists (and meds) have saved a lot of people’s lives, both figuratively and literally. Not sure why you would even mention therapists. Having a trained third party listen and help you navigate things in your life has been a god send for many people I know, including myself.

I would definitely encourage others to try doctors and see if it helps. I’m just saying for me it hasn’t (so far).

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You could be suffering from depression, and it may be worth speaking to a doctor.

Doctors don’t have answers. They’ll give you SSRIs which will numb your emotions and ruin your drive, or they’ll refer you to a therapist who will take your money in exchange for listening to you vent once a week.

Don't discount talk therapy as an aid to reduce depression symptoms. I did different medications for 10 years with limited or adverse results; talk therapy by comparison has been way more effective, even if it's a big rubber duck session sometimes. I'm fortunate to have found a therapist that takes my insurance though so YMMV

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This is such a funny question. It's not a particularly uncommon one either, but I find it so peculiar. Who's "we" here? Are you saying "we're" the same, you and I? Are you using the royal "we"? Are you a group of people running this same account? But I suppose I do know the answer to that question, "we" is the group of people like you that is still fervently participating in the rat race. Live as you can, live as you…

Plural systems exist.

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Purification — Deification — Theosis. 6 Remember him—before the silver cord is severed, and the golden bowl is broken; before the pitcher is shattered at the spring, and the wheel broken at the well, 7 and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. 8 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Everything is meaningless!” ... 13 Now all has been heard; here is the conclu…

Better to have your own internal framework of morality than one which is externally imposed. Otherwise, when your god tells you to sacrifice your son, you might actually do it.

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post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://youtu.be/DYvhC_RdIwQ OP if you watch this, don’t take it too seriously (it is a joke, but with kernel of truth). But generally if you’re feeling that way it might be time to step back and focus on other parts of your life (family, friends, hobbies, mental and physical health, travel, etc).

You might have misunderstood the OP: key stakeholders are people you care about - for most it’s themselves and/or family. That’s who you create value for.

It’s not obvious at all that that’s what OP intended.

Re: Ask HN: What are we even chasing?

#70

You're supposed to enjoy the journey, not hyper focus on the destination. If the journey is not fun, the destination is not worth it, especially since you may never even get there in the first place.

Yeah I believe this as well, enjoy the journey. Celebrate small wins, celebrate with your friends, family and children.
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