Take a deep breath and think about it
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You hope for it in the future because it doesn't exist in the present.
Because capitalism (and religion before it) told us it would come in the future. As long as we worked as hard as possible in the present.
In the case of religion, this was after you died, until people figured out it was a little too convenient, a little too much of a blank cheque that leaves very little room for recourse if it doesn't turn out as advertised.
In capitalism, "defferred gratification" is sold as a virtue, a sign of good moral character, you are made responsible for your own happiness in a way that requires continual vigilence.
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My interpretation of the message in the meme isn't so much a "present vs future thinking" as it is a "you don't need to search for happiness because your brain determines your mood, not outside factors." I'm not saying you should just ignore your issues (which would make things more difficult over time), but that you can be happy despite them. Happiness isn't a goal, it's a state of mind.
As for the millionaire example, that they wouldn't be living paycheck to paycheck is the whole point. It was intended to frame happiness/unhappiness in a different context that was easy to understand (he lost money he had spent a lot of time getting) but was still left in a position that most would be happy to find themselves in, but instead he's probably miserable about it.
Oh... so what you're saying is that it isn't quite as simple as the picture makes it out to be..?
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Unless the definition has changed over the years, a shitpost is just something that took little to no effort. All genAI posts are therefore shitposts.
"Shitposting" describes the act, not the content. Posting content "that took little to no effort" to produce is just spam. It doesn't matter if a human made it or not.
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"Shitposting" describes the act, not the content. Posting content "that took little to no effort" to produce is just spam. It doesn't matter if a human made it or not.
The content is just absurd, stupid, or controversial. Genai images fit that, too.
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The content is just absurd, stupid, or controversial. Genai images fit that, too.
Sure, but not by definition. Posting slop and spam is different than shitposting. This post is just slop.
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Unless the definition has changed over the years, a shitpost is just something that took little to no effort. All genAI posts are therefore shitposts.
Oh man people love a pendant. AI sucks that's all that matters.
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Oh man people love a pendant. AI sucks that's all that matters.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I wasn't being pedantic; I was being facetious.
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I wasn't being pedantic; I was being facetious.
That was being pedantic.
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I value my unhappiness. I've always thought the monk nirvana "be happy sitting cross legged on the floor thinking nothing all day for the rest of your life" ideal is selfish and almost worthless. I have ambitions, and if I was just happy with the present I'd have little reason to pursue them.
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People are ragging on the AI art, but the message is also bland pseudo-mystic instagram-motivational word spew. Many religions and philosophies teach things like this, but even real quotes are reduced to pithy candy aphorisms when taken out of context like this.
Like it definitely is trying to riff on the genre of Zen Pencils.
And funny enough, that Thoreau quote is more in line with global views on happiness: the pursuit of it is in some ways the root of it's nonexistence. When we focus on making a better and simpler world for all, happiness often follows.
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it's amazing how that isn't even what tipped me off, it just vaguely looks like AI, which is a tad strange for such a simple style
I did suspect it, but what confirmed was the not-really-crossed legs. I do not think anyone would draw that this way. The fingers are also weird. Humans would draw them too straigtt rather than too wavy.
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I wasn't being pedantic; I was being facetious.
I said you were a pendant, not that you were being pedantic. It's technically speaking to your nature, not your actions.
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I value my unhappiness. I've always thought the monk nirvana "be happy sitting cross legged on the floor thinking nothing all day for the rest of your life" ideal is selfish and almost worthless. I have ambitions, and if I was just happy with the present I'd have little reason to pursue them.
Yeah, always seemed so wrong that so many people just stagnate. Like they reach some imaginary milestone and just stop improving and float through life. There's room to improve almost everything in life, why the heck would you settle?
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Oh... so what you're saying is that it isn't quite as simple as the picture makes it out to be..?
It is that simple but it isn't easy. It's like finding enlightenment from Buddhist parables. They don't all click the same for everyone. Once they click, it can seem obvious, but before that, they can seem meaningless, trite, or misleading.
From my pov, the image is accurate but not the clearest. It can only get you part of the way and only if it resonates with you. It doesn't surprise me that it generates cynicism similar to the "gee thanks, I'm cured" responses to mental health advice.
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I said you were a pendant, not that you were being pedantic. It's technically speaking to your nature, not your actions.
I think maybe you're trying to be a jerk, but you keep calling them a pendant... Which is literally, not technically, a piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain worn around the neck.
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I said you were a pendant, not that you were being pedantic. It's technically speaking to your nature, not your actions.
I said you were a pendant, not that you were being pedantic
So I'm a piece of jewelry? 🤨
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Unless the definition has changed over the years, a shitpost is just something that took little to no effort. All genAI posts are therefore shitposts.
absolutely not, the best shitposts are genuine works of art and take tons of effort
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Saitama has the weirdest encounters when he is by himself. I swear.
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imagines the future
...my god, all those lives. All that death...
Nah, the present is fine.
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Owl: Would you like for me to repeat that again?
[yes] no
