07-22-2025, 02:08 PM
I like to study the most famous people of the modern era... well, the ones who stick out to me.
It can be hard to find insight into their philosophy and views on life because a lot of them don't share that kind of stuff, which is a shame.
I am intrigued by the fact that no amount of money or notoriety seems to able to bring people true happiness in the longterm.
All we are told do is work toward worldly success, make a bunch of money or we're failures. But what is the point of doing those things if basically everyone who has ever achieved "greatness" appears to be struggling with the exact same inner conflicts as everyone else at the end of the day??
We are brainwashed to chase the wrong things in life. I'm preaching to the choir, but it never ceases to amaze me.
The only point in pursuing ANYTHING has to be because it GENUINELY fulfills us. Whether it's totally self-serving, or it's done under the guise of "making other people happy" doesn't matter, I guess. As long as the result is the same... to achieve SOME level of fulfillment that we wouldn't otherwise have.
It can be hard to find insight into their philosophy and views on life because a lot of them don't share that kind of stuff, which is a shame.
I am intrigued by the fact that no amount of money or notoriety seems to able to bring people true happiness in the longterm.
All we are told do is work toward worldly success, make a bunch of money or we're failures. But what is the point of doing those things if basically everyone who has ever achieved "greatness" appears to be struggling with the exact same inner conflicts as everyone else at the end of the day??
We are brainwashed to chase the wrong things in life. I'm preaching to the choir, but it never ceases to amaze me.
The only point in pursuing ANYTHING has to be because it GENUINELY fulfills us. Whether it's totally self-serving, or it's done under the guise of "making other people happy" doesn't matter, I guess. As long as the result is the same... to achieve SOME level of fulfillment that we wouldn't otherwise have.
