You are having this fear of not knowing anything and everything. And you want to find answers as to why terrible things have been happening to you right now. So you seek sources of information, either from a person, a group, or a piece of media.

You begin to cling these sources of information and interpret them as ‘fact’, as they can appeal to your desire for truth as well as your emotions. You start preaching these ideas to others, and often revolve your entire life to said ideas.

But when those ideologies reveal their flaws and start to affect you in negative ways, you flee from them. And then you’re back to where you were before... not knowing anything and everything.

Now, you start to questions your previous beliefs, and want a new perspective to explain reality ‘better’. You start to consume information of topics such as ‘self-improvement’, ‘religious values’ ‘anarchism’, ‘conspiracy theories’, ‘extremist ideologies’, ‘nihilism’, etc...

You go from one subject or topic to another, yet there’s still no resolution to your questions nor your grim circumstances that propelled you to search for answers in the first place.

When will you find ‘truth’? When will you find ‘happiness’? When will this vicious cycle of not finding answers that you’re seeking end?

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The grim irony that a technologically advanced species is slowly regressing into primitive 'apes' who constantly lust for materials, food, sex, and power.

People are abandoning reason in favor of pleasure and validation because thinking critically is mentally taxing which can feel boring or even painful. We are being conditioned by the capitalistic system to avoid all discomfort in order to reap the pleasures of life.

But how can we cope with pain if we are avoiding them like a plague? This aversion prevents us from learning from painful experiences, and in turn become empathetic towards others. Pain can lead us to become more wise and compassionate.

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