Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 15, 2016Poll: Do you have/need a life-scale purpose or mission to feel fulfilled?Need one, have one23.7%Don't need one, have one7.8%Need one, don't have one38.5%Don't need, don't have30%283 votes·Final results333
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 15, 2016Replying to @kevinsimlerone of those purely 'complete the symmetry' boxes I'd expect to be empty if people were rational, so honeypot for weirdness14
Kyle Mathews@kylemathews·Oct 15, 2016Replying to @vgr and @kevinsimlerI dunno. I could imagine someone who really wants to be a wondering artist say but inherits a troubled family biz.12
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 15, 2016Replying to @kylemathews and @kevinsimleris that a mission? Or just a hard constraint? Missions attract optimizing effort, constraints satisficing effort12
Kyle Mathews@kylemathews·Oct 15, 2016Replying to @vgr and @kevinsimlerwell it's my story so I say mission :-p this chap really cares about his fam and feels deep duty but at times when...12
Kyle Mathews@kylemathews·Oct 15, 2016Replying to @kylemathews @vgr and @kevinsimlerdrunk and lonely he feels deep regret over what he couldn't do.22
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @kylemathews and @kevinsimlerclearly not you since you mormons don't even drink coffee right?11:22 PM · Oct 15, 20161 Like