It's not surprising that those of us who actually think about existence and life often end up sickened by it.
After being in existential and nihilistic malaise for so long I think there's probably only a few ways out.
One way is the
avoidance of thinking about those things - somehow be less introspective. Somehow avoid negative thoughts. Some people are great at this and others are not.
Distractions are a great way to exercise avoidance of thought (sex, drugs, working hard, programming, research, etc) anything to keep your mind occupied. I find it extremely difficult to consistently avoid thinking about reality though. I could write a book on the disgusting scenario we're in but it sounds like many of you already realize it.
Another way is
denial of reality. Lets face it, this topic is likely filled with fellow atheists.. although even some religious existentialists suffered from malaise - like Kierkegaard. Anyway, the easiest way to get over a harsh truth is to deny it exists <cough> religion <cough> the soul <cough>. But there are many other ways to deny this shit too. As much as I love Futurists and Transhumanists I have to say that many of them think technology will be their new savior. This lets them go through life almost as easily as a religious person. If you look at futurist's past predictions they're almost as bad as religious prophets. They are almost always too optimistic about our future progress and humanity in general. It's like they forget we're not far removed from apes.. still competing for that pussy.. still bashing each-other over the head for limited food and resources, still trying to show we're better than the others, etc. It's not likely anyone today will live forever through tech. Not to mention, true infinite immortality is not really possible for physical beings.
Placebo is another route to happiness. People love them a short, pithy bullet-point list of self-help nonsense. If following those bullet points helped these guys, then it can help me too right?! Sure probably, if you believe it can. People can feel better just by following some ritual that supposedly has helped others feel better. I wish I was one of those people sometimes.
Enjoy the Fucking Game. This is what I try to do. Don't let others tell you that you should look at the world in a certain way.. or how you should feel about the human condition. Look at this shitty situation that we're all in and feel the hate if you want to. Enjoy the fucking hate. Hate is invigorating and keeps you warm at night. Nothing will motivate you like hate. Hate is our natural way of dealing with fear and depression. It's how we mentally fight terrible circumstances without using avoidance, denial, or placebo. And what could be more terrible than accumulating wealth and knowledge for a lifetime only for it to be completely destroyed by death? Death to all fucks who say you should avoid negative emotion!
Many problems don't have solutions.. so stop thinking you'll always find one.
'Wellness' is a farce made up by fags who want to make sure people keep behaving as docile sheep.
That's it, I'm writing a book called '
Better Living Through Hate'.
Hah, but I'm not really saying everyone should be a hater.. I'm saying don't avoid the emotion or think it's bad. Same with depression, if you prefer being depressed about something then there's nothing fucking wrong with you.. some shit is just god damn depressing. Do not be ashamed of negative emotions.. and half of your problem is gone.
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