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Re:Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose (1958) by oldmanjay on Monday August 29, 2016 @10:40AM (#12382119)
Teenagers ask banal but seemingly profound questions like this all the time. The answer is "because it feels better than not being happy."

You can really overthink this stuff pretty easily

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Re:Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose (1958) by AndrewKemendo on Monday August 29, 2016 @11:50AM (#12382695)
That answer isn't compete though and assumes too much.

It's a cynical answer under a cloak of "experience." Might as well just say, because god wants us to be happy.

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