How to climb out of the pit of nihilism. (Or existentialism, which is nihilism lite.) That’s a bad place to find yourself, and there is an antidote. Clear and concise (despite seemingly long table of contents). https://twitter.com/coyotespike/status/1127255586398199808 …
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Something in this post bothers me; in what sense is one enjoying the 'ritual' of the coffee rather than the _coffee_?
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He’s borrowing from the Dreyfus and Kelley book here. That passage in the book didn’t work for me, but maybe just because I don’t much like coffee and like the hassle of making it even less. Not sure. I think it’s true that rituals create meaning; wish the example had worked 4 me
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There’s also sportsball rituals in the book and those didn’t work for me either. I think they were trying to find ones “everyone” can relate to, and specifically avoiding religious & political ones to avoid readers getting stuck on the object level there
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Although they did discuss the nuremberg rallies as a cautionary tale
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Is this related to thing where people who quit smoking don't know what to do with their hands?
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I think the answer is “no” but I’m not sure exactly what point the book was making there. I think they were trying to say “ritual isn’t some exotic thing people only do in Africa, it’s part of your daily life” but the example doesn’t work (for me).
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