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We all have purpose (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 month ago by LadyButterfly@reddthat.com to c/wholesome@reddthat.com

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[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Exactly. Your tears give me sustenance.

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 6 points 1 month ago

Your username is sad I hope you're ok

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My purpose is to suffer for others. Great.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Edit: I decided this wasn’t the right place for this joke. Have a nice day.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I also have someone in my life who thrives on my misery

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago

This is sweet 🥹

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

We make our purpose.

[–] NaibofTabr 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You are (presumably) a human.

Without you, the world is merely a collection of things, with no collector.

A hammer has a purpose, when it is used (by a human) to drive nails.

A keyboard has a purpose, when it is used (by a human) to type.

A shovel has a purpose, when it is used (by a human) to plant a tree.

Without the human these things cannot be used, and do not have purpose.

You are not a thing. You do not have a purpose.

You are that which gives purpose.

You are purpose.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

too anthropocentric

[–] NaibofTabr 0 points 1 month ago

So is the question, "what is my purpose"?

The response is human-focused because the question is human-focused.

If you wanted to ask the question about some other creature, then the answer would not be anthropocentric.

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Monkeys have also been observed to use tools, and the majority of nonhuman things in the world (nonhuman animals, plants, rocks, stars) are not tools.

[–] NaibofTabr -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

OK, what do monkeys or other non-human things have to do with a human asking themselves the question, "what is my purpose?"

My response is given in the context of the original, not in a vacuum.