Your Pessimism Daily
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Best of all for mortal beings is never to have been born at all. Nor ever to have set eyes on the bright light of the sun.
— Theognis of Megara
#Antinatalism #Childbearing #Parenting #Children #ExistenceIsSuffering
— Theognis of Megara
#Antinatalism #Childbearing #Parenting #Children #ExistenceIsSuffering
November 30, 2024 at 7:19 AM
Best of all for mortal beings is never to have been born at all. Nor ever to have set eyes on the bright light of the sun.
— Theognis of Megara
#Antinatalism #Childbearing #Parenting #Children #ExistenceIsSuffering
— Theognis of Megara
#Antinatalism #Childbearing #Parenting #Children #ExistenceIsSuffering
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No one:
Philosophers: Are you sure you want to exist?
Join us for weekly philosophy discussions every Sunday on Bluesky! 🤓 We'll ask questions that have no answers, questions that lead to 10,000 other questions. And questions that are sure to haunt your nightmares. 🫣 Be sure to stop by!
Philosophers: Are you sure you want to exist?
Join us for weekly philosophy discussions every Sunday on Bluesky! 🤓 We'll ask questions that have no answers, questions that lead to 10,000 other questions. And questions that are sure to haunt your nightmares. 🫣 Be sure to stop by!
November 27, 2024 at 5:54 PM
No one:
Philosophers: Are you sure you want to exist?
Join us for weekly philosophy discussions every Sunday on Bluesky! 🤓 We'll ask questions that have no answers, questions that lead to 10,000 other questions. And questions that are sure to haunt your nightmares. 🫣 Be sure to stop by!
Philosophers: Are you sure you want to exist?
Join us for weekly philosophy discussions every Sunday on Bluesky! 🤓 We'll ask questions that have no answers, questions that lead to 10,000 other questions. And questions that are sure to haunt your nightmares. 🫣 Be sure to stop by!
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November 26, 2024 at 10:54 PM
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To be born is to begin to die, and to die is to finish dying; this is intolerable to human beings, and we have to cling to something; precisely, one of the evils of life is that it forces us to cling to it without conditions, even when life is of terrible quality.
— Julio Cabrera
#Antinatalism
— Julio Cabrera
#Antinatalism
November 26, 2024 at 6:40 PM
To be born is to begin to die, and to die is to finish dying; this is intolerable to human beings, and we have to cling to something; precisely, one of the evils of life is that it forces us to cling to it without conditions, even when life is of terrible quality.
— Julio Cabrera
#Antinatalism
— Julio Cabrera
#Antinatalism
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Meritocracy. Meritocracy hurt them.
Why do students automatically jump to “I’m failing your class” after one bad/missed assignment but multiple great assignments? Who hurt them?
November 25, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Meritocracy. Meritocracy hurt them.
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The question is not whether humans will become extinct, but rather when they will. If the anti-natalist arguments are correct, it would be better, all things being equal, if this happened sooner rather than later...
— David Benatar
#Antinatalism #Quotes
— David Benatar
#Antinatalism #Quotes
November 25, 2024 at 6:17 PM
The question is not whether humans will become extinct, but rather when they will. If the anti-natalist arguments are correct, it would be better, all things being equal, if this happened sooner rather than later...
— David Benatar
#Antinatalism #Quotes
— David Benatar
#Antinatalism #Quotes
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The main reason we are slouching to dystopia
November 25, 2024 at 1:49 PM
The main reason we are slouching to dystopia
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Just wanted to say--as I occasionally did on Twitter--that I hope everyone out there is doing okay. It's a brutal, cruel world, and things are going to get very bad over the next few years (and, ahem, decades/centuries, if only because of climate change), so please take care of yourselves. <3
November 25, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Just wanted to say--as I occasionally did on Twitter--that I hope everyone out there is doing okay. It's a brutal, cruel world, and things are going to get very bad over the next few years (and, ahem, decades/centuries, if only because of climate change), so please take care of yourselves. <3
"The world is unhappy. It is unhappy because it does not know where it is going and because it senses that if it knew, it would discover that it was heading for disaster." - Valery Giscard D’Estaing, 1974
November 18, 2024 at 6:51 AM
"The world is unhappy. It is unhappy because it does not know where it is going and because it senses that if it knew, it would discover that it was heading for disaster." - Valery Giscard D’Estaing, 1974
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unremarkable knobs like Jake Paul beating up geriatric minorities in their million dollar swim trunks radiates such angry late stage roman empire vomitorium vibes
November 16, 2024 at 2:56 PM
unremarkable knobs like Jake Paul beating up geriatric minorities in their million dollar swim trunks radiates such angry late stage roman empire vomitorium vibes
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Time to bring back this forgotten masterpiece.
(Slavoj Zizek on Political Compass ^^)
(www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalC...)
(Slavoj Zizek on Political Compass ^^)
(www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalC...)
November 17, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Time to bring back this forgotten masterpiece.
(Slavoj Zizek on Political Compass ^^)
(www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalC...)
(Slavoj Zizek on Political Compass ^^)
(www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalC...)
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Human industry comes with a high price. Everything we create eventually gets cast aside as refuse, ultimately polluting and poisoning our only home. We are a scourge, and the world is better off without us. Gradual, self-imposed extinction is the answer. #ExistenceIsSuffering #Antinatalism
November 17, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Human industry comes with a high price. Everything we create eventually gets cast aside as refuse, ultimately polluting and poisoning our only home. We are a scourge, and the world is better off without us. Gradual, self-imposed extinction is the answer. #ExistenceIsSuffering #Antinatalism
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Blocking isn't censorship, it's praxis.
People who argue anyone should be allowed to talk at you however they wish, in your home, are people who aren't allowed in my home.
Blockity block.
PS: xkcd.com/1357/
People who argue anyone should be allowed to talk at you however they wish, in your home, are people who aren't allowed in my home.
Blockity block.
PS: xkcd.com/1357/
November 17, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Blocking isn't censorship, it's praxis.
People who argue anyone should be allowed to talk at you however they wish, in your home, are people who aren't allowed in my home.
Blockity block.
PS: xkcd.com/1357/
People who argue anyone should be allowed to talk at you however they wish, in your home, are people who aren't allowed in my home.
Blockity block.
PS: xkcd.com/1357/
Genteel civilization, in its current form, is a disguise for globicide.
November 16, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Genteel civilization, in its current form, is a disguise for globicide.
I believe it's most likely that the "major harmful effects" are not a bug, but a feature.
This CNN article has me and a bunch of other experts on both sides of the aisle talking about Elon’s proposed cuts
www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/p...
www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/p...
November 15, 2024 at 10:49 PM
I believe it's most likely that the "major harmful effects" are not a bug, but a feature.
I'm looking SO forward to tucking into this one.
The Edge of Sentience (print edition) is released TODAY in North America. And the online edition will remain free forever at academic.oup.com/book/57949. It's been great to see the ideas already generating lots of discussion and commentary.
November 15, 2024 at 9:54 PM
I'm looking SO forward to tucking into this one.
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as a one percenter (first 1% of accounts made) im not here to enforce all the norms of the early users EXCEPT you motherfuckers had better include alt text when you post images istg don’t let me catch you slacking on this
November 15, 2024 at 5:55 PM
as a one percenter (first 1% of accounts made) im not here to enforce all the norms of the early users EXCEPT you motherfuckers had better include alt text when you post images istg don’t let me catch you slacking on this
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A gem from the Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
November 14, 2024 at 10:53 AM
A gem from the Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
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Spousal abuse, child abuse, elder abuse, sexual assault, human trafficking, colonialism, genocide, war, ecocide, murder, racism, bigotry, embezzlement, fraud, pollution...
It is not an act of love to bring a child into this mess we have created.
Go child-free.
#Antinatalism
It is not an act of love to bring a child into this mess we have created.
Go child-free.
#Antinatalism
November 13, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Spousal abuse, child abuse, elder abuse, sexual assault, human trafficking, colonialism, genocide, war, ecocide, murder, racism, bigotry, embezzlement, fraud, pollution...
It is not an act of love to bring a child into this mess we have created.
Go child-free.
#Antinatalism
It is not an act of love to bring a child into this mess we have created.
Go child-free.
#Antinatalism
"Besides money and domestic responsibilities, other factors have influenced Mehreen’s decision as well. 'Obviously, I always think that the world is going to end anyway. Why bring a life into this messed-up world?' she says dryly."
Choosing to be child-free in an ‘apocalyptic’ South Asia
#Antinatalism #ChildFree
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
#Antinatalism #ChildFree
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Choosing to be child-free in an ‘apocalyptic’ South Asia
Why are some South Asians choosing not to have children amid a population crisis?
www.aljazeera.com
November 15, 2024 at 4:57 AM
"Besides money and domestic responsibilities, other factors have influenced Mehreen’s decision as well. 'Obviously, I always think that the world is going to end anyway. Why bring a life into this messed-up world?' she says dryly."
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“Cheer up,” they said. Things could be worse.
So I did.
And they were.
So I did.
And they were.
October 12, 2023 at 1:31 AM
“Cheer up,” they said. Things could be worse.
So I did.
And they were.
So I did.
And they were.
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I can’t believe Silent Hill 2 predicted what the downfall of America would look like
November 13, 2024 at 6:34 AM
I can’t believe Silent Hill 2 predicted what the downfall of America would look like
I've been thinking about this, this sense of actual hopelessness — and not all from the US election. Not that we suddenly don't care or should stop caring about people, but the reality that we're doing it while we simultaneously say goodbye. Our appetites have been too great, now comes the check.
Chatting with a friend of mine who's a leading figure in the climate change movement. We agreed that the best thing at this point is to pivot, more or less entirely, to palliative care for humanity/civilization (a view very similar to Roy Scranton's). It's over. So, what do we do?
November 14, 2024 at 1:19 AM
I've been thinking about this, this sense of actual hopelessness — and not all from the US election. Not that we suddenly don't care or should stop caring about people, but the reality that we're doing it while we simultaneously say goodbye. Our appetites have been too great, now comes the check.
America gets a lot of comparison to the late Roman Republic (which is fair), but I also argue that the US gives strong *Athens in the 420s BC vibes*. Cleon, anyone?
November 13, 2024 at 9:13 PM
America gets a lot of comparison to the late Roman Republic (which is fair), but I also argue that the US gives strong *Athens in the 420s BC vibes*. Cleon, anyone?