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barneygale on Sept 16, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my w...

I really don't see the point of existing unless we try to make the world a better place. Props to OP for posting this.

throwaway675309 on Sept 19, 2021 [–]

Trying to make the world better is a laudable goal but let's not pretend that there is some intrinsic "point" to existence. A point to existence almost implies that you chose to exist in the first place.

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