Why do something only to quit ?

[N.T.M.]

Re: Why do something only to quit ?

Why play this game if you are only to quit ? Have you ever pondered why you walk , but don't go anywhere ? Why do something that will only prove to be vain . Why ? A question you can always ask yourself . Why kill ? If it will only bring destruction . Why am I writing this ? Good question . Things that are done through self-glory are meaningless to others . So why do it for yourself . Post answers to these questions . This is not for the faint of heart .

Some of the things you mentioned can be explained through science. I recently watched a video regarding brain activity and results showed that often the body will perform meaningless repetitive movements just so it can remain active. Although the video was centered around sensory deprivation so it may not apply so easily.

Really most of the things you listed have very profound implications and can't really be effectively explained. Or at least I'm not sure how to. These questions all stem from, basically, the meaning of life. Of course how people view that varies considerably and this is what largely contributes to this "merky" territory. For me personally I would consider mediocrity complete failure. And my very idea of mediocrity is quite different than how it's generally envisioned. You've got to have a wholeistic view. Consider that once you put things in perspetive you live on a speck on a speck on a speck among billions of people. And that's just the present timeline. That insignificance increases infinitely when you consider the past. For that reason I make every effort to be different. So set myself aside from the masses. It's this perspective that makes sucumbing to peer preasure an issue that I can't even imagine. How narrow-minded some people must be to be affected by such shallow problems.

[mhss1992]

Re: Why do something only to quit ?

It's just satisfaction. Everything you do is for satisfaction.

[N.T.M.]

Re: Why do something only to quit ?

It's just satisfaction. Everything you do is for satisfaction.

That's kinda oversimplified and vague. Mind elaborating? I assume you meant for your own satisfaction. Correct? Even with such a simple reply I bet I could draw some fairly accurate conclusions about your life. More specifically your life's meaning as you view it.

[Nu0n]

Re: Why do something only to quit ?

The end product of playing a game is the same as doing anything else, even if you are never going to pick it up again. You gain memories and possibly satisfaction.

I totally agree.

I love this game, If i quit i would probably stick around and still recommend it to others. Even though somebody quits the memories you get represent an accomplishment.

[mhss1992]

Re: Why do something only to quit ?

That's kinda oversimplified and vague. Mind elaborating? I assume you meant for your own satisfaction. Correct? Even with such a simple reply I bet I could draw some fairly accurate conclusions about your life. More specifically your life's meaning as you view it.

Most people share the same opinion with you. I'll try to elaborate my answer:
Regardless of how simple it may sound, every choice or action you do, even the seemingly masochist or illogical ones, are for your own satisfaction, a.k.a. happiness. It doesn't matter if you don't actually believe it, it's more a matter of definition and logic than just generalization.

With "satisfaction" I refer to the purely good feeling itself (the objects that give this feeling may be relative to each person, but the feeling I refer to is the same). The consequence of it's lack is, of course, dissatisfaction, everything that's bad.

The meaning of my life? It's both satisfaction and learning. Everybody's life, actually, because it's not a matter of choice. But this learning is also related to satisfaction.

You shouldn't think that I'm saying it's shallow or meaningless, on the contrary. Everything that you consider "good" or "important" are determined by this feeling. It's what differ us from robots, it's what gives the meaning to everything. Without it, everything would be just "neutral" and unnecessary, and we wouldn't act.

By the way, I like bodybuilding too.

[N.T.M.]

Re: Why do something only to quit ?

Most people share the same opinion with you. I'll try to elaborate my answer:
Regardless of how simple it may sound, every choice or action you do, even the seemingly masochist or illogical ones, are for your own satisfaction, a.k.a. happiness. It doesn't matter if you don't actually believe it, it's more a matter of definition and logic than just generalization.

With "satisfaction" I refer to the purely good feeling itself (the objects that give this feeling may be relative to each person, but the feeling I refer to is the same). The consequence of it's lack is, of course, dissatisfaction, everything that's bad.

The meaning of my life? It's both satisfaction and learning. Everybody's life, actually, because it's not a matter of choice. But this learning is also related to satisfaction.

You shouldn't think that I'm saying it's shallow or meaningless, on the contrary. Everything that you consider "good" or "important" are determined by this feeling. It's what differ us from robots, it's what gives the meaning to everything. Without it, everything would be just "neutral" and unnecessary, and we wouldn't act.

By the way, I like bodybuilding too.

Hell yeah! Bodybuilding FTW!! OK, but now back to the discussion:

I can see how superficially it may appear that it's satisfaction that ultimately governs our life. This would apply to most people. However.... *sigh* I'm having difficulty formulating the words here. Meh, IDK. I guess it depends. After you said that I immediately assumed that was a perspective built around atheism as such a person would inevitably come to the realisation that their life is ultimately meaningless. Regardless of what they might achieve it will be forgotten and thus life should be lived soley for their own pleasure. For their own satisfaction. However you could surely argue that satisfaction is still the root of any motive. Perhaps I find 3 thousand dollars and return it. Although it may have been in my best interest to keep it, I still would get satisfaction out of returning it. lol I guess I agree with you in the end. What a waste of time =P. I guess it's just how I initially perceived it.

I g2g2 bed now.

[mhss1992]

Re: Why do something only to quit ?

Hell yeah! Bodybuilding FTW!! OK, but now back to the discussion:

I can see how superficially it may appear that it's satisfaction that ultimately governs our life. This would apply to most people. However.... *sigh* I'm having difficulty formulating the words here. Meh, IDK. I guess it depends. After you said that I immediately assumed that was a perspective built around atheism as such a person would inevitably come to the realisation that their life is ultimately meaningless. Regardless of what they might achieve it will be forgotten and thus life should be lived soley for their own pleasure. For their own satisfaction. However you could surely argue that satisfaction is still the root of any motive. Perhaps I find 3 thousand dollars and return it. Although it may have been in my best interest to keep it, I still would get satisfaction out of returning it. lol I guess I agree with you in the end. What a waste of time =P. I guess it's just how I initially perceived it.

I g2g2 bed now.

Yeah, I'm glad you understand what I meant. I'm a deist, by the way.