Why does it feel psychologically good to have “purpose” in life?
It’s not obvious to me, & also sounds suspiciously compatible with achievement-oriented-culture.
I hypothesize that “wanting purpose” might be code for “wanting a map to reliably steer to a space of love & life”
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purpose and mission and all that stuff mostly cashes out imo to a lack of internal conflict. see also:
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broke: what people actually want is love
woke: what people actually want is meaning
bespoke: what people actually want is to know which muscles to actuate at any given time, and that's what meaning is for
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