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Better ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—around problems of meaning and meaninglessness; self and society; ethics, purpose, and value.

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    1. Emily / aiju‏ @the_aiju May 3
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      Hmm 🤔 my sister is going through some meaning crisis, doesn’t know where she’s headed in life, says she lacks purpose in life, etc. Trying to think of books, articles, etc., that could get her through this. Any ideas? Cc @QiaochuYuan @visakanv @FioraAeterna

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    2. Abstract Fairy‏ @AbstractFairy May 3
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      Replying to @the_aiju @QiaochuYuan and

      For me http://meaningness.com  helped me quite a bit. Strongly influenced my ideas on meaning and purpose @Meaningness

      1 reply 0 retweets 11 likes
    3. QC‏ @QiaochuYuan May 3
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      Replying to @AbstractFairy @the_aiju and

      i like meaningness a lot but it's a hard read if you aren't ready for it and it doesn't exactly *answer* the question "what do i do with my life"

      2 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
    4. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness May 3
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      Replying to @QiaochuYuan @AbstractFairy and

      we apologize for the inconvenience :( Btw there’s some new stuff on purpose up on the site which I haven’t publicized because it’s from the 2007 draft, but maybe better than nothing. Explaining the complete stance for purpose is high on my priority list atm fwiw

      1 reply 0 retweets 15 likes
    5. QC‏ @QiaochuYuan May 3
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      Replying to @Meaningness @AbstractFairy and

      excited to hear it! to be clear i *love* the existing content on purposehttps://meaningness.com/an-appetizer-purpose …

      2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
    6. Sarah Constantin‏ @s_r_constantin May 3
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      Replying to @QiaochuYuan @Meaningness and

      I’m bewildered by all these claims that materialism doesn’t work. It seems to work fine?

      2 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
    7. Fiora @ mandatory homestuck!‏ @FioraAeterna May 3
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      depends what you mean by "works". does it work pretty well for maximizing misery? yes

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    8. Sarah Constantin‏ @s_r_constantin May 3
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      Replying to @FioraAeterna @QiaochuYuan and

      huh? if having a nice personal life makes you miserable you’re doing it wrong

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    9. Fiora @ mandatory homestuck!‏ @FioraAeterna May 3
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      Replying to @s_r_constantin @QiaochuYuan and

      you have conflated "a nice personal life" and "having lots of money and things". a common mistake under late capitalism, yes

      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    10. Sarah Constantin‏ @s_r_constantin May 3
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      Replying to @FioraAeterna @QiaochuYuan and

      No I haven’t. The post defines materialism as seeking “survival, health, sex, romance, fame, power, enjoyable experiences, children, beautiful things.” You can have all of those without even living in a society that uses money.

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      David Chapman‏ @Meaningness May 3
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      Replying to @s_r_constantin @FioraAeterna and

      The problem with “materialism” in this sense is what it excludes, not what it includes. This quote is where it goes wrong: “You might as well drop the hypocritical pretense of “higher” purposes and go for what you really want.”

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        2. Sarah Constantin‏ @s_r_constantin May 3
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          Replying to @Meaningness @FioraAeterna and

          “You think you have a higher purpose but really nobody does” sounds like a flawed theory, yes, but so is “you think you have no higher purpose but really you do”

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        3. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness May 3
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          So, part of the point is that this distinction between mundane and higher purposes doesn’t work well, and it’s mostly better to drop it.

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