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Interview with Bob Odenkirk

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Re: Interview with Bob Odenkirk

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Post by tipiirai »

sph wrote: post #26
bradhe wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When you're successful and rich (enough, at least), this is a nice whimsical thing to say. When you're suffering in the trenches, this isn't very helpful.

Your comment is exactly what successful and rich people say. You can find a lot of joy and acceptance among the poorest of people: the mind is remarkably adaptable, yet it's only those that always strive for more that cannot enjoy life's little moments. I truly dislike this recent trend of making people feel bad if they have learned to just slow down and be content with life. "It's privilege being able to take a brea…

I think you misinterpreted. The comment said "When you're suffering...", not "When you're poor..."

Re: Interview with Bob Odenkirk

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Post by reedf1 »

bradhe wrote: post #18
dang wrote: post #144

[stub for offtopicness] [article authors don't write these headlines, you guys - let alone interview subjects]

When you're successful and rich (enough, at least), this is a nice whimsical thing to say. When you're suffering in the trenches, this isn't very helpful.

I'm not sure what you are trying to express here. Is it "rich people shouldn't express their worldview" or "the idea that life is inherently meaningless is incorrect"? A younger me ingested this sentiment as a call to action to create the meaning I wanted in the world.

Re: Interview with Bob Odenkirk

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Post by sph »

saberience wrote: post #27
dang wrote: post #144

[stub for offtopicness] [article authors don't write these headlines, you guys - let alone interview subjects]

This is the kind of thought that only rich and successful people can have. If you're working every day in a coal mine so you can feed your children otherwise they will go hungry, then you don't have these kind of thoughts. Similarly, if you're fighting in a war so your family isn't raped or murdered then you don't have these kind of thoughts either. Basically, you're lucky if you live in a situation that gives you th…

Already ranted about comments like yours: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47919820

It's shows true ignorance about what happiness is and where it's found. You can probably find more smiles and hope for the future in the Ukrainian trenches than reading comments from Silicon Valley workers making $150k a year.

I mean, do you guys even know Buddhism any more? It was such a hip thing in the 70s over there.

Re: Interview with Bob Odenkirk

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Post by pillefitz »

saberience wrote: post #27
dang wrote: post #144

[stub for offtopicness] [article authors don't write these headlines, you guys - let alone interview subjects]

This is the kind of thought that only rich and successful people can have. If you're working every day in a coal mine so you can feed your children otherwise they will go hungry, then you don't have these kind of thoughts. Similarly, if you're fighting in a war so your family isn't raped or murdered then you don't have these kind of thoughts either. Basically, you're lucky if you live in a situation that gives you th…

So you're saying that life isn't a farce? Or that it is, and poor people don't ponder it? Just expressing disapproval of rich people?

Re: Interview with Bob Odenkirk

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Post by julienmarie »

bradhe wrote: post #18
dang wrote: post #144

[stub for offtopicness] [article authors don't write these headlines, you guys - let alone interview subjects]

When you're successful and rich (enough, at least), this is a nice whimsical thing to say. When you're suffering in the trenches, this isn't very helpful.

On the contrary, read the piece. He's not saying it from comfort, he's saying it after a heart attack, after his kids grew up, after the form he loved became a young man's game. The farce isn't a punchline delivered from above; it's what's left when the registers that used to hold you don't anymore. And his answer isn't despair, it's "we've got to keep trying… there's a breeze beneath my wings." That's not whimsy. That's the thing the trenches actually teach you, if you survive them.

Re: Interview with Bob Odenkirk

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Post by sph »

tipiirai wrote: post #31
sph wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your comment is exactly what successful and rich people say. You can find a lot of joy and acceptance among the poorest of people: the mind is remarkably adaptable, yet it's only those that always strive for more that cannot enjoy life's little moments. I truly dislike this recent trend of making people feel bad if they have learned to just slow down and be content with life. "It's privilege being able to take a brea…

I think you misinterpreted. The comment said "When you're suffering...", not "When you're poor..."

"Desire is the root of all suffering" — Buddha

You'll have a hard time finding more suffering than in Wall Street. Meanwhile I haven't found more content, relaxed people than when I visited my distant family in sub-Saharan Africa, taking life as it comes. My point still stands.

Re: Interview with Bob Odenkirk

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Post by lukewarm707 »

pillefitz wrote: post #35
saberience wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is the kind of thought that only rich and successful people can have. If you're working every day in a coal mine so you can feed your children otherwise they will go hungry, then you don't have these kind of thoughts. Similarly, if you're fighting in a war so your family isn't raped or murdered then you don't have these kind of thoughts either. Basically, you're lucky if you live in a situation that gives you th…

So you're saying that life isn't a farce? Or that it is, and poor people don't ponder it? Just expressing disapproval of rich people?

the only thesis/proposition i see in the comment would be:

"poor people don't think about it"

no other claims

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