Optimistic Nihilism
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Human existence is scary and confusing.A few hundred thousand years ago, we became conscious and found ourselves in a strange place.It was filled with other beings. We could eat some; some could eat us.There was liquid stuff we could drink; things we could use to make more things.The daytime sky had a tiny yellow ball that warmed our skin.The night sky was filled with beautiful lights.This place was obviously made for us.Something was watching over us.We were home. This made everything much less scary and confusing.But the older we got, the more we learned about the world and ourselves.We learned that the twinkling lights are not shining beautifully for us, they just are.We learned that we're not at the center of what we now call the universe,and that it is muc...
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Human existence is scary and confusing.A few hundred thousand years ago, we became conscious and found ourselves in a strange place.It was filled with other beings. We could eat some; some could eat us.There was liquid stuff we could drink; things we could use to make more things.The daytime sky had a tiny yellow ball that warmed our skin.The night sky was filled with beautiful lights.This place was obviously made for us.Something was watching over us.We were home. This made everything much less scary and confusing.But the older we got, the more we learned about the world and ourselves.We learned that the twinkling lights are not shining beautifully for us, they just are.We learned that we're not at the center of what we now call the universe,and that it is muc...
