>>82997343
Basically people go through stages in life (and get trapped at certain ones):
>1)Blue pill stage
The world is fair/just, if you follow the rules you'll be rewarded. Trust the experts (or priests), consooming=happiness, YOLO!
>2)Disillusionment
Why does everything keep getting worse? Why doesn't anyone notice?! We need to burn down the system and put (my ideology) and (my leader) in charge!
>3)Nihilism
life has no point, everyone is a POS, bad people always win, success depends on luck, things will only get worse, I should just kill myself but instead I'll just exsist. (note: "optimistic nihilists"(post modernists) are at stage 1)
>5)existentialism
Life has no inherent meaning but you can make meaning for yourself, strive because you'll suffer anyways, so you might as well try, what else you gonna do?
>immortality seeking
The purpose of life is immortality projects, pick the highest goal you can set and go for it. Make as much of difference in this world as you can and let your accomplishment echo through the ages.
>6)esotericism
Maybe there is a way to control my mind/emotions purely from internal practices like meditation or visuals or whatever, then I can circumvent all status games and just make myself feel whole.
>7)entering source
There is only transitory combinations of sensations coming from nothing that is pure potential, it is "instrumentality", the bridge beyond life and death.