Interesting. I've never felt my life had a telos; plenty of self-interested people have tried to sell me on their chosen one, but I stay skeptical. On the other hand, I putter about half the time, amusing myself or wasting time on Substack. How does one acquire purpose when one see none? I have no interest in the typical things of humanity: sex, family, tribal loyalties. Yet I lack the rigor to be a philosopher.
I have to say I keep on coming back to this one, its key!
Interesting. I've never felt my life had a telos; plenty of self-interested people have tried to sell me on their chosen one, but I stay skeptical. On the other hand, I putter about half the time, amusing myself or wasting time on Substack. How does one acquire purpose when one see none? I have no interest in the typical things of humanity: sex, family, tribal loyalties. Yet I lack the rigor to be a philosopher.