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Re:Facebook use linked to depressive symptoms by coldtea on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @07:13AM (#9333110)
>I don't care too much about money. For me it's been more difficult to cope with the fact that there are so many people who are far more clever than I am. What's one's purpose if so many people can do it better?

Who said man's purpose is to "do" things?

Life's purpose is to just be here, have fun, be kind to others, and read a good book from time to time. And raise some kids if you want to see humanity continue onwards.

Anything else is like saying that all these people who did just that and didn't cure cancer or sold their startup for 10B are not worthy humans.

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Re:Facebook use linked to depressive symptoms by dasboth on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @07:31AM (#9333185)
This is one of those truths that I know is true, but forget from time to time.
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Re:Facebook use linked to depressive symptoms by TeMPOraL on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @12:22PM (#9335100)
> Life's purpose is to just be here, have fun, be kind to others, and read a good book from time to time. And raise some kids if you want to see humanity continue onwards.

Indeed. But personally, I'm aware that we don't have a self-sustaining system that would allow everyone to do just that - hence I find meaning in helping to enable that (and as a corollary, I find work (as in, jobs) that don't serve to further or maintain this goal meaningless and depressing).

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