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What do you think about Emil Cioran's teachings?

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> "Life is meaningless, so never get a job"
> "The meaninglessness is devastating but I'm mentally and spiritually tough for acknowledging it and handling it"
If he was so tough and there was no meaning to anything why didn't he get a high-paying job? I mean, there would be no difference. He's clearly smart enough. So what's the difference? It doesn't make sense unless he actually wasn't tough

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>>15912257
Wu wei, "effortless action"

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Refute him.

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Refute him.

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How can one man be so right about everything?

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What did he mean by this?

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The only thing philosophy can teach you is the acceptance of your death. In other words you become more and more at peace with the fact one day you won't be here and there's really no point in feeling too deeply about anything, especially worrying too much.

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Cioran

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