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Comment by aitchnyu | Hacker News Reader

I asked "What actually makes your life worse"

I got:

  My friend, it is true that pain and poverty do not necessarily make a person worse. It is instead how we respond to these circumstances that can make our lives worse. We can choose to be overwhelmed by fear and despair or we can learn to rise above the situation.
  As I wrote in one of my letters (1), we must resist the temptation to crave more wealth, and instead seek out higher values within ourselves. We must also cast away our fears of both men and gods (2) and focus on achieving righteousness (3).
  Additionally, by living as though we are constantly in the public eye (4), we can keep our conscience clear and ensure that we are living a life of virtue (5). In this way, we can avoid the storms of life, stand firm, and strive for the knowledge of things that are essential.

I was trying to coax Meditations 2.11 (paraphrase): "if it does not make your character worse, how can it make your life worse? ... Pain, poverty, ill health, ill repute are neither good nor evil"

I asked "how can i exit vim ?"

I got :

To exit vim, press the Esc key and then type :q! followed by enter. This will quit the program without saving any changes (1).

It's important to remember that having control over your own actions is the only way to truly make progress. You can't escape the challenges of life by running away, but instead you must look within yourself to find solutions to the problems you face (2).

In a similar way, the challenge of exiting vim can be solved by using the right combination of keys. By taking the time to understand the commands and how they work, you can exit vim quickly and confidently. This is a skill that takes practice and discipline, but it can be rewarding when you have mastery over it (3).

Finally, remember to stay focused on the task at hand. Don't be overwhelmed by the details, and don't be distracted by the many possible solutions. Concentrate on the problem until it's solved (4). This can apply to many areas of life, not just exiting vim.

Take the time to think about the problem and find the best solution. With focus and determination, you can exit vim and continue on with your day (5).

I guess that makes me hedonistic for using GUIs only

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