Fatalism will also not fix anything. But I suppose death comes for us all, yes? Why do anything at all?
It requires no effort to say "fuck this, nothing matters anyway", and then justify doing literally nothing.
I think a lot of fatalism is fake. It's really someone saying "I like this, and I want you to believe you can't change it so you give up."
Well, I say it makes no sense. Alternatively, it makes a lot of sense, and these people actually just wanna destroy everything we hold dear :-(
I mean, just look around you.
Being fatalistic can be a great excuse not to do anything.
I cannot. I can only vote better politicians if they are there. That is without even going into the minefield of what is "better". My implication is that I have no confidence whatsoever in any current politician in my state.
> Donate money to causes that you think are important.
I have no money.
> If you think you can do it better, and this isn't meant to be facetious, run for political office.
I have no money, no visibility and no connections. Even if I was magically given tons of money, I would still need a strong network to attempt any real change, even without taking into consideration the strong networks already in place preventing it.
Telling random citizens "run for office" is facetious, whether you mean it or not.
Hard disagree. At least where I live, "random citizens" run for local office and succeed all the time.
Also, complaining that you "have no network" is a you problem, not a system problem. I'm truly sorry if you feel you have no friends, but you'll be better off at least trying to get some (independent of politics). And if that's something you've tried and failed at before, I do feel pity. But I don't think hope is lost for anyone. And even if it were lost, please don't actively spread the misery!
But humans have a huge bias for action. I think generally doing less is better.
My sedentary lifestyle is responsible for my recurrent cellulitis infections.
Just saying.
I think first step would be to define for yourself what doing less actually means - it could mean taking a walk instead of chasing dopamine -> doing less but you move more.
But whatever it’s a philosophical question and there aren’t any right or true answers
Wrong take. Death comes for us all, yes, so why hold back? Do you want to live forever?
Yes, of course. Do you prefer to die? Those are the only two alternatives, and a decision that you don't want one is a decision that you prefer the other.
There is an essentially infinite amount of creativity and interesting complexity available in the richness of interactions with other people and the things people create. What, exactly, are you "horrified" about?
Both of these are bound to lead to the exact same outcome so it doesn't really matter what you believe but it may guide you to wiser decision while you are alive to accept reality absent proof to the contrary.