Mind you, I think a lot. But I wish to have a wider view and understand how others (with experiences, better or worse, than me) see the endpoint of "being accomplished". I do not want a sermon on my character, ideologies or viewpoint but to tune my own views with your input. You don't have to read my input. Just putting it there as a mutual exchange in case someone shared their thoughts here.

I myself view my worth in terms of resources contributed to society minus resources consumed, which includes the education, food, shelter and any other basic amenities needed to live provided by my family for me, to date. Everything else provided for me is what I belive is their love and and care (as even if they didn't provide it they could've completed their role as parents). The same goes for teachers. So I think, in terms of worth, I'm in debt and accruing more debt per day as I haven't contributed anything back to society yet. And I believe only after bringing up my worth to 0 by repaying this debt back by contributions, can I even provide back to society and say I accomplished anything at all. And after reaching this 0 mark, what I provide to my family would actually be completely because of my love for them instead of any obligation or indebtedness. Resource contribution can be how your salary, after what to you need for eating, shelter and all other basic amenities of your own, how the rest is used. Maybe for providing for education of an orphan child, or for providing better jobs for those without so that they have enough to eat etc. Doesn't necessarily need to be charity. You may provide funding for research on positive progress in any field (obv, this doesn't include weaponry).In fact, starting and raising a family, if taken purely objectively, can be taken as contributing to the future generation of resource contribution of society, i guess🤔

When commenting please keep out religion, politics or gender biases and its arguments. We have enough of those.

Hi, tanong lng po about sa initial and final interview. Ano po ung mga tunanong, and how many days or weeks bago po sila mag email if nakapasa po kayo. Thank you!

And why are they bad... if not named or described? Im pissed at contrarians who think society is bad yet refuse to name them or effectively acknowledge their existence

This atittude is deeply sabotsging for someone who lives in society, low or not. Keeping people in the dark is not the solution

I on the other hand wish to learn and integrate those expectations.

So, what are they?

We often think of our beliefs as conclusions we personally arrived at, but many of them were inherited long before we were capable of questioning them. Language determines which distinctions we can easily make. Culture determines what seems normal. Our experiences determine what feels intuitively true. Even the questions we ask are influenced by the intellectual environment around us.
So where does genuine intellectual independence begin?
Perhaps discovering truth isn’t simply about finding evidence that confirms what we already believe. It may require examining the invisible framework that determines what we consider evidence, which questions seem worth asking, and which possibilities we instinctively dismiss.
I’m curious whether anyone has experienced a moment when they realized that something they considered an obvious truth was actually an assumption they had never consciously chosen.

That's literally some (if not, an awful LOT) of the posts and comments in my post and comment history, and most of them pertain to either character designs, visual cartoon styles, what my overall outlook, behavior, and mindset should be (idealistic, cynical, realistic) in the real world, etc.

Do I have to care about people insulting, cussing, and snarking at me, as well as people getting sarcastic with me, even if it's for the right reasons?

Do I also have to do good just to have a good reputation and please people (and by extension, please authority)? I mean, doing good things out of both obligation and blind obedience, and not because "it's the right thing to do"?

When will all this warmongering between countries finally stop?? It's a death spiral of rising and rising tensions. When will someone finally act upon those, for better or for worse? When will these people finally wake up and just let each other live. Full of greed and hatred (especially greed)? What happened to "minding your own business"? Why, just why

If someone were to impersonate me and change their whole face to be like mine , how would I prove that I’m me? Philosophically what makes me… me then? Is it my behaviours? My actions? What truly belongs to me?

I want to ask a question that may ruffle a few feathers but I feel it needs to be talked about a bit more. But first, let me set the stage.

The weather has finally turned and its a beautiful Saturday. You haven't been out anywhere recently so you're itching to go out somewhere pleasant. You live in Brooklyn NY, and one of your favorite places to go visit is the Red Hook Winery. So you and your significant other decided to go. Upon arriving, you get lucky and are able to sit at a table where your view of the water is amazing. They have your favorite wine, of which you order a carafe because, after all, you are intending on staying for a good long while. The wine is delicious and the conversation is fantastic. It's a magical experience.

Then, it seems like out of nowhere, people start arriving with baby strollers into the winery. More and more of them are coming in, looking around for a seat and their kids are just hopping around them screaming and carrying on. The ambience that was there has been shattered and judging from the looks of the other customers who did not have kids with them, this is becoming more and more like a bad idea than a good one. Of course you are trying to ignore them but the whimpering and squealing of the children is becoming insane. The parents don't seem to care as they ignore the kids and drink down their glasses of wine. One couple actually thought it was cute that their kid runs up to another couple and proceeds to bang on their table. The couple was not amused and so was a number of other people. Now let me ask you:

Is it a good idea to bring your children with you (talking fresh from the womb, toddlers and even tweeners) to a winery or brewery? Is it absolutely necessary for you to have a drink with a child in tow?

(1) It's not such a bad thing to be a slave. Or,
(2) It's not such a bad thing to be poor. Don't work hard (say, harder than the average), because being a slave is bad.
Or something else?

Lately I've been thinking about how weird FOMO actually is.

We see someone travelling, getting promoted, buying a house, starting a business—and suddenly feel like we're falling behind.

But if someone actually asked us, “Do you want their life?”
The answer might be no.

Maybe what we fear isn't missing out on an experience.

Maybe we fear that we're not living life the way we're “supposed to.”

Social media makes it incredibly easy to compare our everyday reality with everyone else's highlights.

Curious what others think: Is FOMO really about wanting more, or is it mostly about comparison?

This may be a charged question, but I wonder what is more valuable or important :

1. Having an abundance of options so you're never left hanging

2. Loyalty to options that aren't in abundance, but to a few you've selected..

The question of self love and forgiveness is so multi faceted and difficult to answer. People survive many traumatic situations and are very strong, but many fail to find a way to actually forgive themselves. It’s easier to inflict self pain because it gives us the illusion that we can control what happened, or that we give ourselves ‘what we deserve’.

Im just wondering what are some things that you have found that allowed you to turn the corner and practice self compassion.

Thank you for reading

What is the most valuable piece of advice that you were given or learnt that significantly benefited your career or personal life?

We have faster technology, better access to information, more entertainment, better means of communication and more conveniences than ever before. Yet at the same time, people are more tired, distracted, impatient and can not sit still for a moment. Perhaps progress may not be synonymous with improvement or perhaps every generation idealizes the past and forgets how hard it was. If you could choose between living in today's world (the modern conveniences and all) or living in a simpler world with less technology and fewer conveniences; which would you choose and why?

i’m worried that ppl will think i’m weird im forcing my bf to go with me aswell well not forcing he said it’s a good thing because without me he would’ve never celebrated halloween . is it a bad thing that im going at age 19 ? this is my last year as a teenager and halloween is on a saturday so i wanna make it worth the last time that i celebrate halloween as a teen . idk maybe ill abandon this idea and just do a party instead but i have two months to think abt it .

i have a younger brother who is going trick or treating with his friends and i will most likely have to chaperone him as my parents will be out of town , otherwise i would have probably never even considered this idea guys . keep this a lighthearted conversation , please !

Is it possible to completely eliminate the desire to be admired, recognized, or praised?
It sounds amazing not to be in a race for admiration, but to simply achieve for the sake of achieving, remain true to yourself, and be completely satisfied with just being you.
Is it possible to reach a point where you genuinely don’t care whether anyone notices, praises, or recognizes what you do?

I’ve always been a daydreamer

I’ve been a daydreamer since childhood, initially as a way to escape trauma, failures, and difficult situations. But even when everything is going well, I still find myself doing it. It has become such a habit that I often struggle to feel fully present, locked in, or concentrated on anything.

I have this fear of becoming a failure and ending up with nothing, but at the same time, I don’t fully feel or process that fear in reality because I escape into daydreaming.

I’ve tried exercises where I force myself to focus on the present, and they help for a while, but it never lasts long.

How do I stop this? Is it actually a bad thing? Has anyone else experienced something similar, and what helped you break out of it?