Curiosity — DA671
Survival drive is too strong so the best is to live comfortably until death comes to claim me. — Darkneos
[Death] I think it's safe to say it's the end of all things of life. Love, joy, sadness, fear, anger, pain, etc. To me that sounds like a good deal. — Darkneos
...in death I will have no desire or need to do any of that stuff so it's a moot point and not really a reason to stick around. I mean there would be no "me" right? — Darkneos
That said suicide isn't an option, at least with the current stance on it. Survival drive is too strong so the best is to live comfortably until death comes to claim me. — Darkneos
I tend to view existence as a chore to tolerate, — Darkneos
I realize I'm alone, but also I have a hard time discussing this anywhere else because people immediately say you need therapy. I consider that a dodge to my stance on this and a symptom of society's collective fear around death, I mean we can't even talk about it without people thinking there is something "Wrong" with you. — Darkneos
I am content with what I am capable of having. Cats are cute, by the way. — DA671
Love is basically mutual assurance. People giving each other hope and consolation. Its not a thing in itself. Without fear and insecurity, how could we give each other hope and comfort?Can we not just as easily make love primary ? I fear that harm will come to what I love. No love, no fear. — Pie
Love is basically mutual assurance. People giving each other hope and consolation. Its not a thing in itself. Without fear and insecurity, how could we give each other hope and comfort? — Yohan
I think man has been isolated from the beginning, and that groups are at least one factor in that.I see us as tribal, social animals, evolved to work as a group. I view the relatively isolated self as a kind of invention, a byproduct of capitalism maybe. — Pie
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