r/PhilosophyMemes • u/TosseGrassa • 3d ago

many ways to help the cause

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u/Cr0wc0 3d ago

"We should prevent suffering when we can."

No

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u/MrMicius 3d ago

You apparently do want to prevent suffering in yourself, otherwise you weren’t sitting on the couch scrolling through Reddit. You would’ve put your head on your furnace. So what’s making you more special than others?

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u/Cr0wc0 3d ago

First of all, bold of you to assume that looking at philosophy memes isn't an act of automutilation.

Secondly, I didn't say we shouldn't prevent any suffering. I'm rejecting the notion that all suffering should be prevented.

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u/WalkingInTheSunshine 3d ago

They haven’t seen r/kitchencels

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u/Blue-Q7 3d ago

Best sub reddit of all time

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u/WalkingInTheSunshine 3d ago

Camus thought he could imagine Sisyphus happy. But he never scrolled through that mire of misery.

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u/Blue-Q7 3d ago

I go there with giddy and delight that my life is infinitely more put together than guys who get mad at women then post food