• GladiusB@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    And I’m saying I don’t really give a fuck enough about some dumbass theoretics of imaginary lines and laws. I do what I can. I vote. I don’t abuse people. I take of my community by giving back with what little I can. But I’m not going to over extend myself. I did that when I was young and the movement did not succeed. I’m not wasting the rest of my days fighting some dumb shit that is pulled by corporate greed.

    • wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works
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      4 days ago

      That’s fair. I feel like you might benefit from reading Cloud Atlas. It’s… apropos. That, and A Canticle for Leibowitz have basically formed my worldview since reading them.

      I think that the philosophy can basically be summed up with the quote “You have to do whatever you can’t not do.” For us, that’s raging against the dying of the light. We can’t not. But for some, it’s hard enough just trying to survive and be decent to those around us, and that life is not without virtue. By each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.