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Re:Infinite loop in macOS Night Shift in the summer near the... by icxa on Friday June 28, 2019 @06:49PM (#20309437)
> (an arbitrary planet that has no impact on the universe whatsoever)

What do you call this type of worldview where you just view everything as completely meaningless or devoid of any value? Is it really straight up Narcism? I mean my god no wonder this is one of the most depressed generations on record.

Apologies for the off-topic comment, I just felt compelled to post this. We are the most meaningful, most important things in the universe until we know or learn otherwise. We are the most intelligent, most accomplished life forms in our known existence. Viewing it as arbitrary might be "technically true" but then again what do we know? What if we are it? It is just as plausible as the other view: that we are just on a billion year course for the eventual heat death of the universe and the end of existence all together.

Treat yourselves as special, you are. Treat others that way too. You'll also be a lot happier. Sorry for the platitudes.

Re:Infinite loop in macOS Night Shift in the summer near the... by chendragon on Friday June 28, 2019 @06:54PM (#20309471)
If I remember correctly the word you're looking for is nihilism.
Re:Infinite loop in macOS Night Shift in the summer near the... by laughinghan on Friday June 28, 2019 @07:11PM (#20309581)
Ironically, viewing yourself as the most meaningful, important, intelligent, accomplished thing in the universe sounds a lot like narcissism.
Re:Infinite loop in macOS Night Shift in the summer near the... by delinka on Friday June 28, 2019 @07:31PM (#20309707)
When your "universe" is the size of a solar system with a single life-supporting planet, what other conclusion could possibly be met?

If you're the only one in a talent contest, you're the best ... and the worst.

Re:Infinite loop in macOS Night Shift in the summer near the... by nkrisc on Friday June 28, 2019 @08:37PM (#20310026)
I like life, but we are meaningless motes in the universe. We'll all be dead one day and no one will remember us.

It's ok though, it doesn't matter.

Re:Infinite loop in macOS Night Shift in the summer near the... by sapilla on Friday June 28, 2019 @09:20PM (#20310196)
If human matters do not matter, why assume that language carries meaning?

Do you believe that animals have meaningful conversation? Or that humans do?

Does the universe speak? If it did, would you know?

Do you understand its language? Can you hear it?

There's also something else: nothing.

Re:Infinite loop in macOS Night Shift in the summer near the... by karpodiem on Friday June 28, 2019 @09:00PM (#20310098)
I've learned to enjoy the struggle and this has helped me immensely.