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A few thoughts on life, meaning, society, and the universe.
We all know many things that we conveniently forget. This forgetting happens because what we focus on and what we talk about is influenced by whatever corporate media chooses to highlight.
We all talk about, say, Oppenheimer and Barbie when this is “the news.” That was the cultural focus when those movies came out. Or we talk about climate change as if it’s a series of natural events, a tragedy that we need to live with despite the fact that we know that this crisis is man-made and that sane people would be fixing the cause — not crying crocodile tears at suffering.
In this Q&A, I won’t be telling you much if anything that you don’t already know. I will be reminding you about things you DO know, important things, and the things that deserve your attention and ACTION. This is a Q&A that will help you live a better life right now, today, not some imaginary time in the future.
Let’s get started.
What is the secret to happiness?
One of the reasons you aren’t happier is that you live in a society that misrepresents what happiness is. You think that happiness lies in pursuit — that happiness is something out there that you need to track down and seize.
