"the unexamined life is not worth living" "be yourself" "go with the flow" & other shitty nonsense

[belenen]

I used to think that "the unexamined life is not worth living" was a great quote. Everyone should examine their lives, I thought, instead of just floating by and not considering things deeply. What I didn't realize was that those aren't the only two possibilities by a long shot, and while there are plenty of defaults who should stop floating on

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[kmiotutsie]

Ah Bel I love this; it makes me think of the whole 'do what you love" philosophy, touted so strongly my steve jobs and other white cis dudes. Like... sure guy, you just keep on talkin.

Also, I saw a fantastic write up the other day about "lifehacking" and how "winning at life" often just involved TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YOUR PRIVILEGE, and it was just amazing.

(Sorry I'm so exhausted I'm a little delirious right now.)

[camilleyun]

So much this!

I seem to be stuck in item 1 a lot.