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- Jan 10, 2024
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i do understand your point bud, that's why i said " most people " not all of them. now as to why i said most people owe a debt to society, it isn't something inculcated in me by other people, instead i came to that conclusion myself ( which no doubt can be proved wrong ). let me try an example to explain why most owe a debt to society ( in my opinion ),You don't owe society a thing. We were all forced to participate in society against our will. We had no choice as to whether we wanted to participate in society or not. It is something that we were born into. Also, what has society given us? Society should provide everyone with the bare necessities: food, shelter and water. No one chose to be born and it's absurd that people have to work for things which should be human rights. People should be provided them for free. Society believes that everyone owes a debt to it but in reality, we don't owe a debt to society
Also, your birth is not really related to the society actually it's your parents who can be held responsible. why would the society owe us free shit at all ? even the slightest of help they do is worth something since it makes your life easier ( compared to the contrary ).
now even though there are countless examples i'll list 1 or 2 that are in my mind right now.
1. we don't have to fetch water from a well or always travel barefooted ( since got public transport ) don't have to stand any injustice since got law and order, can easily give or take anything we want if we have the amount required to avail it, are not being forced to do anything with our lives as long as we don't wish to and there's just countless other benefits that are a result of being in a structured society that was - not a result of people's selfishness but a result of people fighting for these things, devoting there lives to protest for a fair system for everyone. ( now surely it ain't real fair yet but i do think the majority is availing benefits of the fair system ).
2. there are countless others who can just stop doing what they do, right now, and our worlds will be affected by it. ( can't think of an example rn ).
3. ( my brain's too limited to think beyond this so my examples aren't that great )
4. i couldn't recall the word activists then but now i do. i believe activists as a whole are a part of the society and they did make a hell lot of changes affecting almost everyone.
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assuming one could just say, i didn't ask for it, which is true, i wouldn't really have anything to say to them i believe since i do believe in selfishness. ( majorly )
thanks a lot for taking your time to write this mate, i appreciate it. i do understand how to make sense of everything around us, it's actually pretty easy since most of those things are instinctive to us. and even if i think about it, i know i could never attain a position as big as that of martyr or a philanthropist.Valuing yourself, taking care of yourself, and being good to yourself are fine, important things to do. Living selfishly and only for yourself is an express lane to misery. Filling the God-shaped hole with worship of the self does not work. Really look at the people on here who advocate for putting oneself above all others . . . does it seem like it's going well for them?
You don't have to be a martyr or philanthropist or completely sacrifice yourself, but if you don't believe there is something bigger than you then you'll never find purpose. Learn to enjoy seeing someone else be happy, learn to see some good in the world even if there's also bad.
i know people with the " my life, my - " moto are suffering greatly even though many don't realize it. and i am not trying to advocate putting oneself over the other, i guess my whole passage just came out wrong ( never be able to make myself understood ). anyhow selfishness is to ctb without giving to the society, selfishness is to ctb without paying back to yur parents ( i am one of those who believes you owe them ), selfishness does not mean going all apathetic and not caring about others but the selfishness here means not putting in the effort for that greater cause you mentioned.
you see i do not want a purpose anymore, i have had my chances with those. even if i had a great life i would just push it all through the cliff and then jump off of it myself. ( although too conflicted opinions about that, suddenly struggling over whether i still want to do it or have i grown fond of the idea or sumn ).
the things you mentioned, i am really happy to see someone write those. i'd definitely give it a thought.
have a good day
P.S - i reckon i am confused between my mind telling me it's all pointless but the empathy ( whatever amounts left ) trying to stop me from believing that.
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