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Re:Alain de Botton on existential maturity and what emotiona... by emmelaich on Thursday July 07, 2022 @01:51AM (#32010379)
Whoa, I thought

> Beloved father, husband, son. Forever in our hearts"

was brutally generic but then ...

> He was a good employee

Which is worse than "he was a decent man" [0]. Oof.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Stone_(character)

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Re:Alain de Botton on existential maturity and what emotiona... by zupatol on Thursday July 07, 2022 @04:43AM (#32011420)
"He was a decent man" sounds like a worthy ambition. I'd be proud of "He wasn't a dick".
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Re:Alain de Botton on existential maturity and what emotiona... by sn9 on Thursday July 07, 2022 @06:15PM (#32020250)
I'd rather be defined by my virtues than by the absence of flaws.

A hermit in a cave could similarly be described, but I think any life that makes a positive impact, however small or large, requires something more.

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