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Re:The Zen of Drinking Alone by bar_de on Saturday January 15, 2022 @05:35PM (#29951102)
We are supposed to perform and add value to the world. Not become mystics and monks. That's the Zeitgeist slave's mentality.

Doing unhinged introspection with the help of booze or other drugs is frowned upon as you you will realise that are not living for others but yourself on our shared pale blue dot in your personal short glimpse of experienced history and reality.

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Re:The Zen of Drinking Alone by littlecosmic on Saturday January 15, 2022 @06:16PM (#29951462)
If you are doing it everyday, I agree, but only living for others is a recipe for burnout.
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Re:The Zen of Drinking Alone by SyzygistSix on Sunday January 16, 2022 @07:51AM (#29955590)
I'm assuming it is sarcasm? So many in this thread seem to think the purpose of life is for them to be healthy and productive, like Van Gogh or Bukowski.

It's great if that is their life's purpose but fortunately not everyone is the same.

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