"For the Colony " and Other Phrases to Comfort Ourselves in Modern Life(devz.cl)
1 pointby DanielVZ6 hours ago1 comment
  • N_Lens6 hours ago
    If our society seems more nihilistic than that of previous eras, perhaps this is simply a sign of our maturity as a sentient species. As our collective consciousness expands beyond a crucial point, we are at last ready to accept life's fundamental truth: that life's only purpose is life itself.

    - Chairman Shen-Ji Yang, Alpha Centauri

    • DanielVZ6 hours ago
      Which seems tautological and from a pessimistic point of view can be re-interpreted as the loss of purpose. But still apt nonetheless.
      • N_Lens5 hours ago
        Existence appears to be tautological.