Ask Lemmy

I was going to post something cheeky like “Fuck here we go again”, noped out, pressed backspace and then this…

Yes, for those of us who manage somehow to cope with our mortality. The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning. Children, of course, begin life with an untarnished sense of wonder, a capacity to experience total joy at something as simple as the greenness of a leaf; but as they grow older, the awareness of death and decay begins to impinge on their consciousness and subtly erode their joie de vivre, their idealism—and their assumption of immortality. As a child matures, he sees death and pain everywhere about him, and begins to lose faith in faith and in the ultimate goodness of man. But if he’s reasonably strong—and lucky—he can emerge from this twilight of the soul into a rebirth of life’s élan. Both because of and in spite of his awareness of the meaninglessness of life, he can forge a fresh sense of purpose and affirmation. He may not recapture the same pure sense of wonder he was born with, but he can shape something far more enduring and sustaining. The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent; but if we can come to terms with this indifference and accept the challenges of life within the boundaries of death—however mutable man may be able to make them—our existence as a species can have genuine meaning and fulfillment. However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.

--Stanley Kubrick, responding to the question "If life is so purposeless, do you feel that it’s worth living?" in a 1968 Playboy interview.

"If it weren't for my horse, I would've never spent that year in college."

I don't know what it means, but it has changed my life.

"Assume that everyone else just wants to be happy too"

• I’ve forgotten who said or wrote this

"Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn't, pays it."

Experience is a lantern lightning only it's carrier

I believe in this and it's been tested by research. He who fucks nuns will later join the church.

“Deep” or “profound” means nothing in research design. If you read it somewhere, see if it defined precisely in this context. If not, see if you can mentally replace it with a more precise word. If not, be skeptical of the validity of the claims.

- My Research Design professor

I’m being a bit cheeky but this has actually stuck with me over the years and I do think it’s helpful.

“It can be two things”

Every person dies alone.