About the meaning of life and getting out of the matrix

user_miki · 2020-06-20T14:45:54+00:00

There is meaning in life,You.Set a goal and do whatever you can to reach it.That can be a hobby, learn a new language or a new skill.As somebody say(I don't remember now who was ).

-My goal in life is to be 0.5% smarter every year.When I got old I would be a genius.

DefNotAnthony · 2020-06-20T14:47:36+00:00

This is the age old question of "what is the meaning of life?".

I don't claim to know but here are some thoughts I have had on the topic

Everyone and Everything is completely insignificant while simultaneously being the only thing of significance. Basically yes the universe is infinite and with enough time everything you create will fade, the mountains, the planet, the solar system thus in the grand scheme we are insignificant. However we are also all the center of our own universe our very existence is the only thing worth fighting for, you can see this as all sentient life has a survival response when facing danger. What life's significance boils down to is what you make it, there is no one set of achievements you need to check off as you go, you are the master of your own universe so to speak.

As far as working your whole life do yourself a favor and invest and save early, live modestly under your means. If you live below your means not only do you have more money to invest and secure your future, but you will naturally repel a percentage of gold diggers as you aren't advertising your wealth.

As far as investing do plenty of research, start with places like forbes and kiplingers. Personally I recommend opening a Roth IRA as soon as possible and maxing your contributions to it each year picking funds that match the Index for security and some growth funds to take some risk. This is what you need to figure out is what % you want to go higher risk and what % secure. Also remember this isn't a set it and forget it those percentages may need to shift as you age. Also max out any matching 401k contributions your company offers this is FREE MONEY don't leave it on the table

Most importantly just figure out what makes you happy and do your best to do it, just by existing you are a lottery winner(you fertilized that egg you little swimmer you). GYOW whatever way that may be

edited to add 401k

libertad30 · 2020-06-20T18:49:51+00:00

To find meaning in life you can do various things.

Travel the world and see how it looks like
Meditate and look do some deep thinking about the choices you make. Every choice has a route that will lead you somewhere bad and good. Think about it this way. One guy once told me that he wants a wife and then I told him close your eyes and think about all the routes they will leave you using your current situation. He told me there was more bad than good. The bad was no money, divorce, less sex , losing his house and accomplishment, not learning more what life has to offer him, and a mid life crises at 35.
You will not get a mid life crisis because you accomplish your dreams and what you wanted to do in life that gives meaning more than what a wife or family would given you which is nothing.
You can find out who you really are, and will always have things to do because you have no distraction.
You will always have more money at your age.
You will enjoy life more with out any distractions from a wife.

MothToTheFlame225 · 2020-06-21T15:33:33+00:00

Listen to Alan Watts lectures. I don't know if you will personally find them helpful, but they did help me put my mind at ease about some things. Still dealing with crippling depression and loneliness.

glass_tumbler · 2020-06-20T14:18:31+00:00

There's plenty of meaning in life. If you don't think there's any meaning that's your problem that you need to fix.

How do you fix it?

Learn to love yourself by taking up new hobbies, interests, and passions that allow you to appreciate being alone, on your own, and self-reliant.

Trying to navigate modern society within the confines and limitations that have been set for us is not what you should focus on. Those things are not meant for you.

Find the things that you want to give your life meaning, then pursue them even if it takes years to accomplish.

And that's the goal, that's the point.

There's a reason they call it a pursuit of happiness.

It's a never-ending pursuit.

Life is also about compromise. and sometimes that compromise means you have to sit in front of a screen for 40 hours a week to accomplish goals outside of that reality. Our current system is set up so that you need to earn money in order to play and become a successful member of the society. And that's the compromise, allowing yourself the ability to accept work is a part of life. Now if you had a trust fund handed to you on the other hand, you might never be able to appreciate that compromise for what it is.

But at some point you will appreciate that compromise.

crityouallday · 2020-06-20T16:02:01+00:00

1- Religion or Faith, it's up to you to believe or not believe at the end of the day it's what makes ya happy. I used to be athiest but later found that perhaps there is a god it's just none of the ones anyone on earth believes in and certainly probably outside our Single milky way galaxy (which we will only be able to explore 1% of 1% of it.) There are over 100 billion galaxies surely there may be a higher being somewhere.

2- Is studying and University and grabbing work the Right thing to do? Or was it something fabricated in societal programming. I'm not saying people shouldn't work society will come to a grinding halt I'm saying I shouldn't work or people should work for me/under me.

Family is overrated you already work having a family is adding/multiplying Stress and more work. takes a lot of people into debt substance abuse.

TLDR religion is a waste of time, working is a waste of time but some work is needed to setup the snowball to roll and get bigger, you work job/career that adds money, your habits and hobbies subtract money, divorce divides money when do you really multiply it?(Takes work to set this off) invest in something that grows, you can even invest in people.

No one can force you to have passion for something it's something you either develop or pretend to have. The question why do anything can be solved with finding things worth doing. Perhaps you should look into minimalism. If you are able to cut spending you could also cut time working or work another profession that pays less but you work and stress way less. Of course it's still work....now if you have a passion that's fun and money is thrown at you for it win...win

Alexius_von_Meinong · 2020-06-20T20:26:14+00:00

You have to look within yourself to learn what you find to be meaningful and valuable. No one else can tell you this. Other people can tell you what they find to be meaningful and valuable, and they can tell you what our society (i.e., the society in which you live) promotes as meaningful and valuable. What you find to be meaningful and valuable may or may not coincide with others, or with the society in which you live.

Once you begin to understand (because it is a long process that unfolds over the lifetime) what it is that is meaningful and valuable for you, then you have to decide whether you are going to act on this understanding, and, if you are, how you are going to act upon it. There are any number of persons alive today who have their own ideas about meaning and value, but who live a conventional life because a conventional life is relatively easy and comfortable. Many do this.

If you want to live your own life apart from convention, you can still ghost in plain sight, hold a job, have a career, and focus on your interests in ways outside this conventional aspect of your life. But you can go farther afield, by completely leaving a conventional life and living in an unconventional way in order to be true to what you have discovered about yourself.

It would probably help if you read some books or watched some films about men discovering their life's purpose. I recommend Siddhartha by Herman Hesse, The Razor's Edge by Somerset Maugham, The Sorrows of Young Wether by Goethe, Aden, Arabie by Paul Nizan, and The Immoralist by André Gide. These are personal favorites. Your mileage may vary.

Ocjab · 2020-06-20T20:41:00+00:00

The meaning of life is:

Whatever you make of it. Period.

Frankbond123bond · 2020-06-21T04:52:26+00:00

Great post.

I'm similar to you. I spend so much time at work that my free time is spent recovering.

I'm an English teacher currently studying psychology. (something I'm more passionate in) I found myself working week days and nights only to take marking home on the weekends.

A switch in careers is good, but you need to be able to set yourself up. I, too, don't strive for a family, so is the high stress job really worth it?

I find meaning in reading, writing, gym, and travel. We create our meaning. When I'm older, some of those meaningful pursuits may or may not change. I must go with the flow. I used to train MMA and compete, but I dropped that this year. It gave me what I wanted; now, I've moved on to more comforting, internal hobbies.

All the best on finding what works for you.

veganhitler · 2020-06-21T06:45:58+00:00

This gave me meaning in life. https://en.falundafa.org/

Mythrobo · 2020-06-22T01:13:23+00:00

If you live alone: Save 60 to 70% of your income and you can just hyper skip and in 10 years have retirement potential. Either that, or you spend the next year studying stocks and reading books and everything. You can then use that to retire 6 or even 5 years from now and live off of your retirement money, using stock knowledge to sustain. Make sure you hardcore study those stocks if you are going to do that plan though. One miss slip and your retirement money takes hard cuts. Good luck

Massgumption · 2020-06-22T06:59:50+00:00

Go do a massive dose of truffles or mushrooms and lie in a room with relaxing music and a blindfold.

Reconnect yourself with spirit, religion is spirituality contaminated by human greed, but the raw essence is essential for true meaning.

You won't believe me now, but do it and see what happens...you ain't got anything to lose.

Title	About the meaning of life and getting out of the matrix
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Date	June 20, 2020 1:46 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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