some of these people get so locked into a labyrinth of Rationalist thought experiments that they are no longer really capable of interacting with reality

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I've just been very resistant to the idea of giving up

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I go back and forth on whether I should keep on fighting and try to enact some kind of change, or if I should give up and treat this whole thing as a natural disaster where all I can do is to try and make the best of it

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like, if your beliefs and principles never push you to make some kind of sacrifice, then I suspect you're not actually sticking to your principles

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I feel like the people who have a "fuck it yolo" approach to life are probably quite a lot happier in general than someone (me) who tries very hard to stick to principles, who strives to be morally consistent in ways that come at a personal, professional, and a social cost

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