Distractions keep most people from asking the big questions about meaning of life and having the existential crisis

[niki wonoto]

Most people in this world are "normally" just simply too distracted with their everyday, daily routines, chores, work, etc etc etc. And then afterwards. comes the various entertainment that also distract them all. Their minds are always constantly preoccupied with all those things everyday. That's why most people rarely ever think (nor want to think) about all those 'existential' or 'big questions' about life, meaning of life, etc etc etc. Heck, most people probably would say thinking all those 'big questions' is just a waste of time, energy, & efforts. Especially when a lot of people in this world still believe in religions, which obviously always give them 'comforts' & 'hope'. But even a lot of atheists or agnostics are also so engrossed in their "YOLO" hedonism in this world (ie: "enjoy life! you live only once! be grateful!" etc etc etc; I'm sure you've heard them all), that they probably also rarely ever think deeply about existence.

But for people like us, it's actually ironic & tragic (such is life), that the more we actually learn, realize, & think about all those 'deeper' things, the more we had the existential crisis, and then got even more anxious, or depressed. The more we know, the more we suffer. Ridiculous existence, isn't it?

That's why I've always loved this quote, and even become my favorite quote of all time now:

"I think human consciousness is a tragic misstep in human evolution. We became too self aware; nature created an aspect of nature separate from itself. We are creatures that should not exist by natural law. We are things that labor under the illusion of having a self, a secretion of sensory experience and feeling, programmed with total assurance that we are each somebody, when in fact everybody's nobody." - Rust Cohle (from "True Detective" series)

 

[orca87]

So true. I don't like to call it "big questions" or "deeper things" though, because that implies that these thoughts carry more "value".
I mean, there is no purpose of life "in the long run".

But what if these "distractions" of normal (happy?) people are the act of creating meaning? That's almost god-like. They're creating meaning out of nothing in a meaningless world. How cool is that? And again, that's only possible through the feeling of belonging – there is a discussion about that in another thread

I don't see the point of living when you can't have any of the things you want and pain outweighs pleasure

I have had multiple people tell me over the course of several years tell me that I should continue to live even if I can never have any of the components which I deem necessary for having a happy and fulfilled life. Time and time again, I've been told to compromise any modicum of happiness...

sanctioned-suicide.net

 

[Illidan77]

i think because most people are already given some kind of roadmap. climb the ladder of success, get married, have kids and grand kids then go to heaven or something like that. Thanks a lot bro for recommending that series, it's one of my favorite series, i think i watched it 3 times already (season 1 only ofc).

 

[Roseate]

Right? I go through these moments where I am very depressed and down and all I can think about is our existence. And I honestly don't think we were created to question the bigger things, which is why whenever we think too much, feel too much or too little we are sick or whatever. Also whenever we are sick, they always tell us to distract ourselves instead of working on the actual problems. Like when I think about all of the big questions, it continues to confuse me because the most important question really is why are we here? Most people will say find our purpose but that doesn't answer the question. If you take account for all that is wrong with this world at least. And maybe it all is related. Sometimes this doesn't feel real at all because it just makes no sense.

 

[FuneralCry]

I just think that after all life is just a futile and unnecessary distraction from the fact that we are all destined to cease existing someday, life really is just a tragic consequence of evolution where only suffering, loss and decay is inevitable for us as humans. I actually think that it would be better if people weren't so blinded by their delusions and had awareness of the fact that life really is worthless so that they wouldn't procreate and create unnecessary suffering. Nobody deserves to be burdened with this pointless struggle where there is no straightforward way to free ourselves from existence.

 

[Efilismislife]

But whats the meaning of life anyway? didnt that what make people create religion or all those beliefs to find meanings, teach us, etc

and that could work for some people finding passion in their life and having a meaningful life is great but at the end everything will still disappeared. And also only some privilege people could have that choice of having a valueable life.

Being born from nature its just reproduction.. although i still cant be 100% certain that theres still an unknown mystery/possibility that theres more to it. Because we cant be certain to something that we dont know yet and there could be something that we havent discovered yet.

But so far it seems far from that..

Right? I go through these moments where I am very depressed and down and all I can think about is our existence. And I honestly don't think we were created to question the bigger things, which is why whenever we think too much, feel too much or too little we are sick or whatever. Also whenever we are sick, they always tell us to distract ourselves instead of working on the actual problems. Like when I think about all of the big questions, it continues to confuse me because the most important question really is why are we here? Most people will say find our purpose but that doesn't answer the question. If you take account for all that is wrong with this world at least. And maybe it all is related. Sometimes this doesn't feel real at all because it just makes no sense.

The answer is simple though

Its because 2 human being wanted to have children for their needs. Thats all

then the human thats being brought into this world have to do their best and fight for whatever they want/getting their way for the rest of their lives until theyre dead

Most people in this world are "normally" just simply too distracted with their everyday, daily routines, chores, work, etc etc etc. And then afterwards. comes the various entertainment that also distract them all. Their minds are always constantly preoccupied with all those things everyday. That's why most people rarely ever think (nor want to think) about all those 'existential' or 'big questions' about life, meaning of life, etc etc etc. Heck, most people probably would say thinking all those 'big questions' is just a waste of time, energy, & efforts. Especially when a lot of people in this world still believe in religions, which obviously always give them 'comforts' & 'hope'. But even a lot of atheists or agnostics are also so engrossed in their "YOLO" hedonism in this world (ie: "enjoy life! you live only once! be grateful!" etc etc etc; I'm sure you've heard them all), that they probably also rarely ever think deeply about existence.

But for people like us, it's actually ironic & tragic (such is life), that the more we actually learn, realize, & think about all those 'deeper' things, the more we had the existential crisis, and then got even more anxious, or depressed. The more we know, the more we suffer. Ridiculous existence, isn't it?

That's why I've always loved this quote, and even become my favorite quote of all time now:

"I think human consciousness is a tragic misstep in human evolution. We became too self aware; nature created an aspect of nature separate from itself. We are creatures that should not exist by natural law. We are things that labor under the illusion of having a self, a secretion of sensory experience and feeling, programmed with total assurance that we are each somebody, when in fact everybody's nobody." - Rust Cohle (from "True Detective" series)

 

[Tobacco]

I agree. Probably most people don't have the inteligence to realize this stuff. Life is not a gift, it's an incredibly unfair game.

 

[niki wonoto]

Right? I go through these moments where I am very depressed and down and all I can think about is our existence. And I honestly don't think we were created to question the bigger things, which is why whenever we think too much, feel too much or too little we are sick or whatever. Also whenever we are sick, they always tell us to distract ourselves instead of working on the actual problems. Like when I think about all of the big questions, it continues to confuse me because the most important question really is why are we here? Most people will say find our purpose but that doesn't answer the question. If you take account for all that is wrong with this world at least. And maybe it all is related. Sometimes this doesn't feel real at all because it just makes no sense.

I just think that after all life is just a futile and unnecessary distraction from the fact that we are all destined to cease existing someday, life really is just a tragic consequence of evolution where only suffering, loss and decay is inevitable for us as humans. I actually think that it would be better if people weren't so blinded by their delusions and had awareness of the fact that life really is worthless so that they wouldn't procreate and create unnecessary suffering. Nobody deserves to be burdened with this pointless struggle where there is no straightforward way to free ourselves from existence.

Yeah exactly.

Logically speaking in the simplest sense, I often think like this: Why is it that there are some people, like us for example, who can think beyond the everyday's "normal" daily activities? For what purpose then are people like us exist? For evolutionary advantage? No, I've even read an article once, that to have 'deep thinking' like us is actually not good for our human's evolutionary survival. So what is it all for? If people like us exist, but then only just to be useless, a waste, meaningless, & even have to die out soon than everyone else, then isn't all this 'existence' is just ironic, tragic, & stupid/ridiculous?

I agree. Probably most people don't have the inteligence to realize this stuff. Life is not a gift, it's an incredibly unfair game.

I don't think we're 'smart' to be able to think like this, in my opinion.. I know there is a lot 'smarter' people than me in this world..

It's more of a 'deep-thinking' (or a 'deep-thinker'), which I think is different from being 'smart' (or especially clever, sly, cunning, manipulative, Machiavellianism, full of tricks, etc etc, which seems to be the most important 'evolutionary survival' skills in this existence/reality, sadly.. )

And IMHO, it's very rare to find a person (or people) who are 'deep-thinkers', or who often think deeply about life, this world, society, reality, & existence..

 

[Forever Sleep]

I also think about this a lot and I agree with you- I don't think that thinking about it does us any favours.

I suppose there's two ways of looking at it: Either there IS a meaning behind all this and we just haven't worked it out yet- or- there isn't.

I agree- either way, we have developed brains that are capable of asking these questions. Still- I'm not so sure that- just because we have this consciousness and curiosity- that there is some bigger plan for us to work stuff like this out. I suspect plenty of animals have evolved physical and mental characteristics that maybe gave them an edge to survive. I sort of think self awareness/ consciousness/ intelligence is just another one of these attributes.

The weird thing is is when it doesn't seem to work in our favour- it's not evolutionary that great surely for an individual to become so depressed that they choose not to procreate and to kill themselves early. Still- seeing that as a species, we have overpopulated this planet- perhaps it actually IS better for the entire species in the long run if there are fewer of us.

Personally, I'm not convinced there is an underlying meaning to it all. Rather- just- natural laws and instincts that fundamentally affect every living thing on the planet- basically to survive and reproduce. Seeing as we have become so good at surviving and that we have the mental capacity- we as a species have developed our own laws and wants.

It really does seem to be up to the individual as to what they WANT- ie. to find their own meaning/ purpose- or- not. Of course- life isn't easy- so- we can't always achieve what we want and I suppose sometimes the fight just seems too difficult.

I watched a YouTube video by Sadghuru the other day and he said- only miserable people ask such questions as: 'To be, or not to be.' Joyful people are focussing on living and enjoying their lives- so- they maybe just don't think about this stuff. Plus- I suppose if there either isn't a meaning- or- we have no hope of finding it- what's the point- if it makes you miserable?

What I find REALLY interesting is that it may be possible that the culprit behind all this- our self awareness/ annalysis may just be a by product of how our brains work! Someone once linked this article:

The 'me' illusion: How your brain conjures up your sense of self

Self-awareness isn't the pinnacle of consciousness - it's just an accidental byproduct of evolution, and a figment of our minds

www.newscientist.com

It makes sense to me. I don't feel conscious in the same way when I am asleep as when I am awake. By no means do I have nice dreams but even nightmares are different to waking life. I don't think I have enough capacity to be truly suicidal when I am asleep. So- I can only deduce that my self awareness does depend on me being awake- so- it does result from conscious thinking. I guess what I'm trying to say is- it is just another biological mechanism. Maybe nothing more. Seems almost perversely funny that consciousness could actually be just some random mistake but- why not? Mistakes are how we all have evolved.

 

[Efilismislife]

Actually i just about to say that animal do have awareness too and feelings, is just that human dont really pay attention to it. I read a research about it. They even mourn for the dead ones. And animal ctb too when they stressed out an tend to harm themselves so its all biological.

And it seems majority of people thinking about the meaning of their lives instead of people who doesnt like nihilism. Because that also why people into religion because they want to find their meaning. And how people procreate because they say when they have children its like they make a valueable meanings to their lives and to the world.

And also people follow their dreams because they believe its what they were being born for. Majority of people have goals? Such as finding their soulmate or helping 'the world', create family, invent things for the world and create their names, etc

It seems only the hopeless ones who finally give up finding their meanings like me and be realistic that life cant be that meaningful for some people?

I also think about this a lot and I agree with you- I don't think that thinking about it does us any favours.

I suppose there's two ways of looking at it: Either there IS a meaning behind all this and we just haven't worked it out yet- or- there isn't.

I agree- either way, we have developed brains that are capable of asking these questions. Still- I'm not so sure that- just because we have this consciousness and curiosity- that there is some bigger plan for us to work stuff like this out. I suspect plenty of animals have evolved physical and mental characteristics that maybe gave them an edge to survive. I sort of think self awareness/ consciousness/ intelligence is just another one of these attributes.

The weird thing is is when it doesn't seem to work in our favour- it's not evolutionary that great surely for an individual to become so depressed that they choose not to procreate and to kill themselves early. Still- seeing that as a species, we have overpopulated this planet- perhaps it actually IS better for the entire species in the long run if there are fewer of us.

Personally, I'm not convinced there is an underlying meaning to it all. Rather- just- natural laws and instincts that fundamentally affect every living thing on the planet- basically to survive and reproduce. Seeing as we have become so good at surviving and that we have the mental capacity- we as a species have developed our own laws and wants.

It really does seem to be up to the individual as to what they WANT- ie. to find their own meaning/ purpose- or- not. Of course- life isn't easy- so- we can't always achieve what we want and I suppose sometimes the fight just seems too difficult.

I watched a YouTube video by Sadghuru the other day and he said- only miserable people ask such questions as: 'To be, or not to be.' Joyful people are focussing on living and enjoying their lives- so- they maybe just don't think about this stuff. Plus- I suppose if there either isn't a meaning- or- we have no hope of finding it- what's the point- if it makes you miserable?

What I find REALLY interesting is that it may be possible that the culprit behind all this- our self awareness/ annalysis may just be a by product of how our brains work! Someone once linked this article:

The 'me' illusion: How your brain conjures up your sense of self

Self-awareness isn't the pinnacle of consciousness - it's just an accidental byproduct of evolution, and a figment of our minds

www.newscientist.com

It makes sense to me. I don't feel conscious in the same way when I am asleep as when I am awake. By no means do I have nice dreams but even nightmares are different to waking life. I don't think I have enough capacity to be truly suicidal when I am asleep. So- I can only deduce that my self awareness does depend on me being awake- so- it does result from conscious thinking. I guess what I'm trying to say is- it is just another biological mechanism. Maybe nothing more. Seems almost perversely funny that consciousness could actually be just some random mistake but- why not? Mistakes are how we all have evolved.

Yeah exactly.

Logically speaking in the simplest sense, I often think like this: Why is it that there are some people, like us for example, who can think beyond the everyday's "normal" daily activities? For what purpose then are people like us exist? For evolutionary advantage? No, I've even read an article once, that to have 'deep thinking' like us is actually not good for our human's evolutionary survival. So what is it all for? If people like us exist, but then only just to be useless, a waste, meaningless, & even have to die out soon than everyone else, then isn't all this 'existence' is just ironic, tragic, & stupid/ridiculous?

I forgot to add @Forever Sleep

when you mention sleeping there are people with impared consciousness due to problem with their brain and their level of consciousness is impared. So it seems lik its another function of our brain.

And for decades researchers have been debating about consciousness and how can they measure it for infant and people in comma. Cause we only know from communication but that doesnt mean that when we cant communicate we dont have awareness because it happened to people who are in comma. Thats also why its hard to human to think that animal do have awareness

So true. I don't like to call it "big questions" or "deeper things" though, because that implies that these thoughts carry more "value".
I mean, there is no purpose of life "in the long run".

But what if these "distractions" of normal (happy?) people are the act of creating meaning? That's almost god-like. They're creating meaning out of nothing in a meaningless world. How cool is that? And again, that's only possible through the feeling of belonging – there is a discussion about that in another thread

I don't see the point of living when you can't have any of the things you want and pain outweighs pleasure

I have had multiple people tell me over the course of several years tell me that I should continue to live even if I can never have any of the components which I deem necessary for having a happy and fulfilled life. Time and time again, I've been told to compromise any modicum of happiness...

sanctioned-suicide.net

I just read your post on hat thread and it really fits many situations

 

[Roseate]

But whats the meaning of life anyway? didnt that what make people create religion or all those beliefs to find meanings, teach us, etc

and that could work for some people finding passion in their life and having a meaningful life is great but at the end everything will still disappeared. And also only some privilege people could have that choice of having a valueable life.

Being born from nature its just reproduction.. although i still cant be 100% certain that theres still an unknown mystery/possibility that theres more to it. Because we cant be certain to something that we dont know yet and there could be something that we havent discovered yet.

But so far it seems far from that..


The answer is simple though

Its because 2 human being wanted to have children for their needs. Thats all

then the human thats being brought into this world have to do their best and fight for whatever they want/getting their way for the rest of their lives until theyre dead

Also something I notice is not everyone really have to fight. Some people have a smooth life and whenever it's mentioned, all I hear are excuses and "everyone goes through tough times" but that cannot be the truth because life is unfair and part of that unfairness is that everyone is dealing with different things. If everyone was going through tough times then wouldn't it be fair?

Yeah exactly.

Logically speaking in the simplest sense, I often think like this: Why is it that there are some people, like us for example, who can think beyond the everyday's "normal" daily activities? For what purpose then are people like us exist? For evolutionary advantage? No, I've even read an article once, that to have 'deep thinking' like us is actually not good for our human's evolutionary survival. So what is it all for? If people like us exist, but then only just to be useless, a waste, meaningless, & even have to die out soon than everyone else, then isn't all this 'existence' is just ironic, tragic, & stupid/ridiculous?




I don't think we're 'smart' to be able to think like this, in my opinion.. I know there is a lot 'smarter' people than me in this world..

It's more of a 'deep-thinking' (or a 'deep-thinker'), which I think is different from being 'smart' (or especially clever, sly, cunning, manipulative, Machiavellianism, full of tricks, etc etc, which seems to be the most important 'evolutionary survival' skills in this existence/reality, sadly.. )

And IMHO, it's very rare to find a person (or people) who are 'deep-thinkers', or who often think deeply about life, this world, society, reality, & existence..

Maybe there is a god after all and he doesn't want for us to think so he punishes us for thinking haha I have no idea what I'm saying. Just a thought. Maybe humans aren't supposed to think because if we think long enough then we will realize there is no beauty. And no one would want that, right? So it would seem plausible and somewhat likely. But then again these are just thoughts, I don't even know if I believe them myself.

 

[vaguebluur]

Most people in this world are "normally" just simply too distracted with their everyday, daily routines, chores, work, etc etc etc. And then afterwards. comes the various entertainment that also distract them all. Their minds are always constantly preoccupied with all those things everyday. That's why most people rarely ever think (nor want to think) about all those 'existential' or 'big questions' about life, meaning of life, etc etc etc. Heck, most people probably would say thinking all those 'big questions' is just a waste of time, energy, & efforts. Especially when a lot of people in this world still believe in religions, which obviously always give them 'comforts' & 'hope'. But even a lot of atheists or agnostics are also so engrossed in their "YOLO" hedonism in this world (ie: "enjoy life! you live only once! be grateful!" etc etc etc; I'm sure you've heard them all), that they probably also rarely ever think deeply about existence.

But for people like us, it's actually ironic & tragic (such is life), that the more we actually learn, realize, & think about all those 'deeper' things, the more we had the existential crisis, and then got even more anxious, or depressed. The more we know, the more we suffer. Ridiculous existence, isn't it?

That's why I've always loved this quote, and even become my favorite quote of all time now:

"I think human consciousness is a tragic misstep in human evolution. We became too self aware; nature created an aspect of nature separate from itself. We are creatures that should not exist by natural law. We are things that labor under the illusion of having a self, a secretion of sensory experience and feeling, programmed with total assurance that we are each somebody, when in fact everybody's nobody." - Rust Cohle (from "True Detective" series)

100% agree the population are slaves fast asleep to reality

 

[Efilismislife]

they say everybody has issues and i guess thats true but the intensity /level is different like easy level vs hard level so its so different

Maybe there is a god after all and he doesn't want for us to think so he punishes us for thinking haha I have no idea what I'm saying. Just a thought. Maybe humans aren't supposed to think because if we think long enough then we will realize there is no beauty. And no one would want that, right? So it would seem plausible and somewhat likely. But then again these are just thoughts, I don't even know if I believe them myself.

 

[Roseate]

they say everybody has issues and i guess thats true but the intensity /level is different like easy level vs hard level so its so different

Yeah exactly so people really shouldn't use the everyone have problems to somehow make someone feel better cuz that's stupid when there are people with easy problems.

 

[Meretricious]

Most people in this world are "normally" just simply too distracted with their everyday, daily routines, chores, work, etc etc etc. And then afterwards. comes the various entertainment that also distract them all. Their minds are always constantly preoccupied with all those things everyday. That's why most people rarely ever think (nor want to think) about all those 'existential' or 'big questions' about life, meaning of life, etc etc etc. Heck, most people probably would say thinking all those 'big questions' is just a waste of time, energy, & efforts. Especially when a lot of people in this world still believe in religions, which obviously always give them 'comforts' & 'hope'. But even a lot of atheists or agnostics are also so engrossed in their "YOLO" hedonism in this world (ie: "enjoy life! you live only once! be grateful!" etc etc etc; I'm sure you've heard them all), that they probably also rarely ever think deeply about existence.

But for people like us, it's actually ironic & tragic (such is life), that the more we actually learn, realize, & think about all those 'deeper' things, the more we had the existential crisis, and then got even more anxious, or depressed. The more we know, the more we suffer. Ridiculous existence, isn't it?

Your description nails it. Life IS cope. Everything we do is a distraction of some sort.

There's been recent research done, showing there's a direct correlation between one's intelligence and not only having depression, but HOW depressed one will be. The more intelligent you are, the more likely you are to be depressed; and SEVERELY depressed at that.

I'm not religious, but I'll never understand the whole, "can't wait to die and go to heaven" thinking religious people tend to have. Those same people will be vehemently against suicide, whilst simultaneously agreeing with all the intelligent depressed people, that the world is fucking malevolent and depraved.

That's why I've always loved this quote, and even become my favorite quote of all time now:

"I think human consciousness is a tragic misstep in human evolution. We became too self aware; nature created an aspect of nature separate from itself. We are creatures that should not exist by natural law. We are things that labor under the illusion of having a self, a secretion of sensory experience and feeling, programmed with total assurance that we are each somebody, when in fact everybody's nobody." - Rust Cohle (from "True Detective" series)

Speaks volumes. Also, WHY did we evolve to have consciousness? What purpose does it serve? How is it advantageous to our species?

Probably most people don't have the inteligence to realize this stuff.

It is beyond painful - and probably even expression - noticing how stupid people have become (and continue to get).

Life is not a gift, it's an incredibly unfair game.

This is such a good line. I'm stealing it. It's concise, accurate, and informative.

 

[Tobacco]

This is such a good line. I'm stealing it. It's concise, accurate, and informative.

Flattering. Thank you.

 

[WorthlessCoward]

Took you this long to figure this out, bud?

I would say something condescending right now like "how old are you?" but I am too nice for that kind of thing

 

[Meretricious]

Took you this long to figure this out, bud?

I would say something condescending right now like "how old are you?" but I am too nice for that kind of thing

Well, that's assumptuous of you. How do you know these thoughts/feelings are BRAND NEW to the person? People bury things inside for years. And people are FAR more open and blunt when anonymous and/or on the Internet. People don't have conversations like this in person, because most people are NPCs and can't deal with the slightest bit of negativity or alternative/critical thinking. Wake up.

You are still condescending, because you still wrote it down for all to see, instead of keeping it to yourself, or uttering it in your worthless, cowardly head. Nice job. Do you feel better about yourself now, little one?

 

[uguufo]

This is the big thing that keeps me from ctb, if I'm gonna be honest. The existentiontial questions. Consciousness etc. I don't believe in an afterlife, but what if I'm reincarnated? And what if I get re-rolled into an existence that's more painful than what I have now? I just want to be nothing for a while. Or there's the theory of quantum immortality, I've read a lot of near-death experiences where the experiencer gets shown a bunch of possible outcomes after "dying" and gets sorted into a version of their existence where they survive. So I could try to ctb and just be put right back, which is a terrifying thought for me. But it's all just thought experiments and what-if's.

 

[WorthlessCoward]

Well, that's assumptuous of you. How do you know these thoughts/feelings are BRAND NEW to the person? People bury things inside for years. And people are FAR more open and blunt when anonymous and/or on the Internet. People don't have conversations like this in person, because most people are NPCs and can't deal with the slightest bit of negativity or alternative/critical thinking. Wake up.

You are still condescending, because you still wrote it down for all to see, instead of keeping it to yourself, or uttering it in your worthless, cowardly head. Nice job. Do you feel better about yourself now, little one?

Good work getting the joke

 

[Tobacco]

This is the big thing that keeps me from ctb, if I'm gonna be honest. The existentiontial questions. Consciousness etc. I don't believe in an afterlife, but what if I'm reincarnated? And what if I get re-rolled into an existence that's more painful than what I have now? I just want to be nothing for a while. Or there's the theory of quantum immortality, I've read a lot of near-death experiences where the experiencer gets shown a bunch of possible outcomes after "dying" and gets sorted into a version of their existence where they survive. So I could try to ctb and just be put right back, which is a terrifying thought for me. But it's all just thought experiments and what-if's.

To be honest that's terrifying to me too. I can construct a philosophical intuition about how we reincarnate but I don't like it. I just want to sleep forever.

 

[Riu]

To be honest, sometimes I think it's better if I never asked any questions and kept living and going through life carefree and happy like when I was a kid. Now I just overthink everything and can't feel connected to anyone, feels like I'm the only person who's unhappy in my day-to-day life.

 

[conarc]

Your description nails it. Life IS cope. Everything we do is a distraction of some sort.

There's been recent research done, showing there's a direct correlation between one's intelligence and not only having depression, but HOW depressed one will be. The more intelligent you are, the more likely you are to be depressed; and SEVERELY depressed at that.

I'm not religious, but I'll never understand the whole, "can't wait to die and go to heaven" thinking religious people tend to have. Those same people will be vehemently against suicide, whilst simultaneously agreeing with all the intelligent depressed people, that the world is fucking malevolent and depraved.




Speaks volumes. Also, WHY did we evolve to have consciousness? What purpose does it serve? How is it advantageous to our species?




It is beyond painful - and probably even expression - noticing how stupid people have become (and continue to get).




This is such a good line. I'm stealing it. It's concise, accurate, and informative.

Cant agree more.

Apparantly, higher intelligence leads to more severe depressions.