I think the main thing I took from science fiction was wallowing in the pessimism of authors like James Tiptree or Peter Watts The POV that all of this shit happened by chance, there is no God, evolution is a mindless heartless force The world doesn't really want you here
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"So what, you're saying give up on happiness? Give up on a better world? Give up on the future of the human race?" Maybe! I dunno! Just cause we're here doesn't mean we're "supposed" to be here, just cause we're trying doesn't mean we're "supposed" to ever succeed
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Sure but by this logic healthcare is “bad” because it’s merely the best we can do, and are forced to find ways to do, due to unfair natural reality. But with healthcare we talk about how to make it better, more accessible, more equitable, not just slamming it as an institution.
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Parenting *creates* the need for parenting (or, I guess, conceiving and birthing children creates the need for parenting) The "need" filled by parenting disappears instantly the day, one way or another, the last human child is born
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