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>I saw that the meaning of life was to get a livelihood, that the goal of life was to be a High Court judge, that the bright joy of love was to marry a well-off girl, that the blessing of friendship was to help each other out of a financial tight spot, that wisdom was what the majority said it was, that passion was to give a speech, that courage was to risk being fined 10 dollars, that cordiality was to say ‘You’re welcome’ after a meal, and that the fear of God was to go to communion once a year. That’s what I saw. And I laughed.

wtf was Kierkegaard a fedora-tipper from r/FightClub or some shit? I thought he was supposed to be more serious than this.

>> No.8546860

>>8546827
No other cultural touchstones to compare it to huh?

Stop spending so much of your life on Reddit and/or reading Pahlaniuk

>> No.8548038

>>8546827
I think he might be joking.

>> No.8548048
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8548048

>I have just now come from a party where I was its life and soul; witticisms streamed from my lips, everyone laughed and admired me, but I went away — yes, the dash should be as long as the radius of the earth's orbit ——————————— and wanted to shoot myself.

What did he mean by this

>> No.8548054

It's better if you don't rip it out of context of Parmeniscus

>The same thing happened to me that, according to legend, happened to Parmeniscus, who in the Trophonean cave lost the ability to laugh but acquired it again on the island of Delos upon seeing a shapeless block that was said to be the image of the goddess Leto. When I was very young, I forgot in the Trophonean cave how to laugh; when I became an adult, when I opened my eyes and saw actuality, then I started to laugh and have never stopped laughing since that time. I saw that the meaning of life was to make a living, its goal to become a councilor, that the rich delight oflove was to acquire a well-to-do girl, that the blessedness of friendship was to help each other in financial difficulties, that wisdom was whatever the majority assumed it to be, that enthusiasm was to give a speech, that courage was to risk being fined ten dollars, that cordiality was to say "May it do you good" after a meal, that piety was to go to communion once a year. This I saw, and I laughed. What is it that binds me? From what was the chain formed that bound the Fenris wolf?

>> No.8548123

>>8548054
Where the hell did he get that reference? Googling only shows this is exact quote.

>> No.8548148

>>8546827
how is he not serious? he has a point

>> No.8548164

>>8546827
>>8548048

>people take these people seriously

>> No.8548185

>>8548164
wut u mean

>> No.8549690

>>8548048
lol

>> No.8550303

>>8548164
It's almost as if they are human beings with emotions

>> No.8550321

>>8546827
lmao, what a loser

>> No.8550365

>>8550303
This made me wonder: what if to build legit emotional & conscious AI humanity myst become emotionless autismo automatons?

>> No.8550414

>>8548048
>Why is everyone being so nice
>My feet hurt
>I'm cold