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Hardest pill for us all to swallow is how little we really know. I can really only know what I've been in a place to know. I can't know the little things that someone I've never talked to might know. They have lived a life completely different from my own and in a way I cannot hope to truly understand. We may even know the same things in different ways.

To stay resolute in a belief that my experiences can be used to explain the experiences of another is the definition of ignorance.

#philosophy #ignorance

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I doubt Conservatives will mention how truly authoritarian this move with Roe v Wade really is. Conservatives cry and cry over the authoritarian Left taking away their ability to say slurs but will look the other way when human rights are stripped away. But states' rights or something, I guess.

#roe v wade #politics #abortion #human rights #womens rights

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Why does every year feel the same?

Because we are trapped in a cycle. Society refuses to change, despite the warning signs of collapse and the potential for a better path. Capitalism is fragile. The pandemic has shown that quite a bit if the U.S. can't shut down for even just one week. If we do not learn and change from our past, we are doomed to repeat it.

And what else is fragile?

Time. It is a human construct, after all, and it can only be described relative to one's understanding of it. (40 years to a 20 year old seems more than it would for an 80 year old. Very simple idea but significant). If someone is caught in a loop, time will seem like a loop. Constant bad things will appear to be normal because that's how time flows for this person.

Let's ask ourselves going into the New Year, how tied are we to these cycles? Can we break free? It may seem impossible - like fate or some other mystical authority is in control. Despite this, I see the potential for progress. Humans have gotten this far. What else can we improve? What else can we do for ourselves? What else can we do for each other?

#absurdism #nihilism #existentialism #capitalism #libertarian #libertarianism #liberals #liberalism #democrats #republicans #politics #black lives matter #climate change #democracy #government #healthcare #marriage equality #positivity #progress #new year #optimism #conservatives #conservatism #reactionary #marx #marxism #socialism #communism #leftist #philosophy

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i feel like people sometimes forget that literally a core tenet of capitalism is that there will always be a class that is forever trapped in poverty, always being exploited, always on the brink of starvation and homelessness. this isn’t a “problem” that has only cropped up recently. rather, it is how capitalism Works. you can’t have billionaires without also having poverty. poverty cannot be eliminated under capitalism.

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The movie It's A Wonderful Life is a perfect example of finding meaning to live through others. Even if the religious elements do not apply to you (like with myself), we can see a man find joy in helping others, and the identity crisis focused on his inner turmoil.

George Bailey tried so hard to make everything turn out for the well-being of all people that when his mental strength to continue the fight was questioned, he contemplated suicide. He did not think he was strong enough to keep fighting, but by showing George the way life would have been without his efforts, he is met with an ultimate joy. At the time, his efforts may have seemed futile. Bad things kept happening, and those bad things never stopped happening. It ate away at him.

However, he is shown that he did make a difference. By actively helping others, George Bailey is shown that his efforts were not in vain. Maybe he hoped for more to be done, but he nevertheless was able to find comfort in knowing that he changed the lives of those around him for the better. This in turn changed his own perspective on why living is worthwhile.

We cannot find joy only in ourselves. If we look too introspectively, we will only find what we want to find. It is through others that we understand that there is more to life than meets the eye.

#christmas #its a wonderful life #existentialism #absurdism #nihilism #cooperation #marxism #individualism #altruism