Posts by briskbison70

If the soul isn't some physical organ you can point to, then why do these emotions hit with such visceral, physical pain?
I’m 26 now, and I've started noticing that everything—sadness, heartache, whatever—feels so much more intense than it used to. It’s like the volume has been turned up on my entire emotional spectrum. For instance, I find myself feeling the absence of people much more acutely lately.
Sometimes, I honestly get this sinking feeling that one day I just won't be able to take it anymore—that I'll simply reach a breaking point and snap.
I’m curious how you all experience this—do you feel these waves hitting you as frequently as I do? Or have I just lost my mind a little?
Is it just a "young person" thing where feelings hurt more, or does it actually get heavier and more intense as you get older?

Love,
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I’d honestly love to hear some real answers to this question—and I don't mean those recycled, textbook philosophical tropes we see everywhere 😁...you know, the whole "life is inherently meaningless, so it wouldn't matter if we never existed in the first place" routine. Or the idea that once we’re gone, our existence won't have left any mark anyway. It's all very tidy, but it ignores the simple fact that we *are* here, right now. That's the reality.
*so boring

I feel like I’ve heard those specific lines a billion times already; they just loop on repeat, and at this rate, I’ll probably be hearing them until the day I die!

What I actually want are your genuine, personal takes:

"Dare to use your own intellect" (Kant)

Come on, people... give me something creative for once... show some guts 😁