• TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    That “growth” is inherently a good thing to do and if you aren’t trying to grow as a person everyday then you’re not living ‘correctly’

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      Excuse my curiosity. Do you think learning and experiencing new things is not an important aspect of life? Or maybe you just have a different definition of growth than me?

      A life without would be stagnant and boring to me.

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        I believe where we differ is the degree. I do still learn new things for fun and whatnot, but if there is ever a time I am NOT doing that (besides work, sleep, or helping society as a whole in some other way), I’ve been conditioned to feel guilty. Like, if I’m not growing at all times, then I am personally spitting on the graves of all my ancestors

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          14 hours ago

          I think growing/expanding your experience in life is good, but ya, I definitely don’t agree with that definition, that’s intense.

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        Eh, you can circle back through nihilism into absurdism, and wind up in a place close enough to self-confidence to actually turn into it eventually.

        Ask me how I know.

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        Have you considered growing past that? /s. Stupid joke aside, wholly relatable for lots – including myself – i imagine.