Quote (Neptunus @ May 15 2023 06:41pm)
Im talking about the modern age as in 20th century and on. Western mainstream philosophy during this era is very individualistic and if you look at it from the outside, you see that its correlated with quality of life. From a global perspective, poorer regions, with less prosperity overall and greater inequalities of wealth, are generally more preoccupied with objective truths, such as survival, basic needs, health, death, reproduction, family etc. They dont have time to question their own existence when theyre actively preoccupied with prolonging it. That's why i implied that existentialism is a 1st world problem in a provocative manner. Developed countries have effectively eliminated external threats, so we turn to our internal ones and ultimately face the meaninglessness of our own existence.
And no im not belittling philosophers. Im trying to put subjective anguish in perspective with the material, objective suffering that exists in this world.
you're completely right, and that's why its extremely important for modern people to work themselves, lift heavy weights and tire yourself out. It keeps your mind from consuming itself