What’s the Meaning of Life...

0:00Who's your favorite philosopher? >> Um, that's a good one. >> Don't say some crazy [ __ ] dude. Like, like some If you say something I don't know, I'm [laughter] >> It's like which you are probably going to to be honest. >> No, no, no, no. Um, I'll give you my favorite philosoph like like my favorite answer, philosophical answer, which is kind of dark, but I like really like it. Um, is like what's the meaning of life? Um, and it's like the reason you don't kill yourself is the meaning of your life.

0:31And I thought that was like actually really profound. It's like, so why like someone's like, I don't know what the meaning of my life is. And you're just like, well, why don't you kill yourself? Sounds dark, but it's super aggressive, but it like cuts to the absolute point of like, okay, why? Well, I mean, my mom, my family, it's like, great, that's the meaning of your life. >> And the thing is is that that >> can change. >> That's that actually was really >> substantial. like what's the first thing that pops in your mind when you ask somebody that question? That's actually incredible.

0:58>> And I think people just haven't recognized it. I think being okay with like maybe the meaning of my life is this thing. And the thing is that that that the answer to that question can also change. It doesn't mean that the meaning of life has to be this one thing for the entirety of your life. It can change. >> And then what do you do with that intel? What you you can then build around it. You think? >> Yeah. Because I I mean I take the position that meaning is entirely self-generated. Like we we create meaning. We decide that these things are meaningful. Um, and so because of that, you can create and destroy meaning as you see fit.

1:24>> So once again, that's very like useful and logical info, but like what about when you get a little bit more like, >> you know, like let's have a conversation about Renee Deart for a second. Let's talk about some like or let's talk about some like dualism. Like dude, do you think that a >> super civilization somewhere else in potentially different paradigm is controlling our actions on a daily basis? >> I have no idea. Is it just sell tell me if you think it's possible. Is it possible?

1:52>> It's possible. But so I think like so my razor for everything is what does it change about my behavior? >> And so like to the like are we in a simulation? Are we not a simulation? I put like zero effort towards that because it changes nothing about what I do. >> Wow. >> It's it's really it's a great way to think about things like that. >> Control what you can control. >> Yeah. I just get so curious. >> Yeah. >> Like I want to know what the UAPs are. Dude,

2:17>> come on. What's a UAP? identified aerial phenomena. Oh, phenomena, >> maybe even a USP >> or or or or unidentified anomalous phenomena now because they're underwater, too, bro. They're underwater. >> Those are called USPS. >> USO. You unidentified submerged objects. Zero curiosity. >> No, come on. >> Yeah. No, towards that. Like, it just changes nothing. I mean, like, if they find out they're aliens, I'd be like, well, this now changes how I behave and now I'm interested. But like until then, I'm like,

2:42>> do you live in a bubble? >> Probably. >> Sick bubble you got here. >> Thank you. I appreciate it. >> It's a dope bubble. Yeah. No, the three most important questions that I think about for any like really hard hard thing that comes up is logic, evidence, utility, which is like >> um what does that mean? How do you know that? And why should I care? >> And so >> logic, evidence, utility. >> Yeah. >> What does it mean? How do I know that? Why do I care? >> Someone's like, I'm really stressed out. I'm like, what does stressed out mean to you? And then they're like, well, they like people get all these bubbles of like, oh, this emotion. It's like, what does stressed out mean to you? Does it mean that you got a text or some somebody trolled you? And it's like, and that's creating some reaction. Okay, got it. So, that's what stressed out means.

3:19If someone says bad stuff, got it. Okay. Um, how do you know it was bad? How do you know it was about you? Do you know like, okay, what does it affect? Okay, got it. And then why does it matter? Does it affect you in some way? Are you losing business as a result? Can you not get a date because of that? Well, it hasn't really changed anything. Great. So, logically, sure. This this stressed you out. Uh, like you know it because you've seen it because you can show the thing. Did it change anything about the way I live? No. So, I don't really care.

3:45with the that last part being the most important part. Yeah. Like it's dude like so many people getting hung up on so many things that do not affect their you have you truly have streamlined your reality to only include the things that are ultimately necessary to to the success of that reality which is really incredible. It's really incred and for someone who lives by the way on the exact opposite [ __ ] [laughter] brother on the exact dude I know every single thing that every single person who has ever lived in the history of this world is doing right now. I know where they're going to be tonight. I know what party is at every casino tonight. I know every piece of useless [ __ ] that could ever exist except for like my purpose like or [laughter] anything. Do you know what I'm saying?

4:32Like and like even that like like do you know what I'm saying? Me and you are like kind of polar opposites [laughter] in a lot of ways. But I'm but I'm inspired today. I really [laughter] am, dude.