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If you could plant a single thought in the minds of everyone on Earth simultaneously, what thought would you choose to share? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by AndreyAsimow@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] MyDogLovesMe@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“The purpose of your life is to make others happy”

Put that in the head of all the ‘players’.

[–] richieadler@lemmy.myserv.one 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Instant misery for everybody as nobody would be able to take care of themselves.

[–] calabast@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ahh, but if I die of starvation, I can't very well make people happy, now can I? Assuming everyone followed the thought's direction, the way to best make people happy is for me to live a healthy and long life, probably. (Of course, it'd be up to each individual to determine how to best make other people happy. Maybe I would decide that my contribution to climate change was causing unhappiness, so I would end my life.)

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How does that follow?

Your purpose is to make others happy == sacrifice your well being

[–] richieadler@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When you only live to make others happy, you disregard your needs by putting others first. That ends affecting your well being. Your whole personality turns into service and you are easily exploited and abused.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 0 points 1 year ago

"the purpose of your life is to make others happy"

No one said anything about only. My purpose is to build new things. I eat, sleep, and interact with others in an attempt to put myself in my best condition - this is no different.

Ignoring self-maintenance is against any purpose but sacrifice