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2 years of our lives, the impact on health, and a ruined economy.

We deserve answers, then action.

The sooner you realize you do not inherently deserve anything the better this goes.

Given nihilism and relativism are both losing hands, this is more of a self-own than anything.

sure, we deserve to stay ignorant to be blissfully happy

No, like he said... you don't inherently _deserve_ anything. Answers, non-answers, good luck, bad luck, wealth, happiness, etc, etc, etc.

Like my kid's kindergarten teacher always says, you get what you get and you don't fuss a bit.

Or from that song "Don't worry be happy":

"In every life we have some trouble, but when you worry you make it double."

I would argue that since the dawn of humanity, all advancements were only possible because some people made a fuss. "Don't worry, be happy" seems to be a recipe for accepting things as they are. I much prefer "don't sweat the small things".

Or that old prayer: Lord grant me the courage to change the things I can change, the patience to accept the things I can not, and the wisdom to know the difference.

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