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[โ€“] unmagical@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They are optimists, oblivious, fighters, or have found peace.

[โ€“] individual@toast.ooo 1 points 1 week ago

interesting, that makes sense.

[โ€“] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In general: Trying to live and survive is a basic function of life.

Personally: Why wouldn't I? Got more than enough time to be dead later. Besides there are many things worth living for.

[โ€“] individual@toast.ooo 1 points 1 week ago
[โ€“] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ensuring one's own continued existence is an instrumentally convergent goal for a wide array of goals.

[โ€“] individual@toast.ooo 1 points 1 week ago

๐Ÿค” not bad.

[โ€“] Imperor@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Love for me. Nothing better in life than having mutual love be it romantic or friendship.

Also stories of all kinds are pretty great.

[โ€“] individual@toast.ooo 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

love seems like an underpayment for pain, suffering, work,chores, etc.

[โ€“] Imperor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

It is not transactional. Trying to weigh something good against the realities of everyday life is not helpful for enjoying the good thing. You have to go through all those everyday things anyway. Best enjoy the things that are simply ejoyable.

[โ€“] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can't help a whole lot of people as a dead person.

[โ€“] individual@toast.ooo 1 points 1 week ago

yeah, but they're going to die too, so kinda weird.

[โ€“] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Most of the time, shit's pretty sweet.

[โ€“] individual@toast.ooo 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In general or me personally ?

[โ€“] individual@toast.ooo 1 points 1 week ago
[โ€“] mark@social.cool110.xyz 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[โ€“] individual@toast.ooo 1 points 1 week ago