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[ Well... THAT'S A BIG QUESTION THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INDICATE SOME DEEP SADNESS IS AFOOT.

Or maybe it's totally flippant. Tone can be so hard to read over text-- doubly so when the texter-- textee?-- is anonymous. ]

Like in general? Or in the immediate... now...

[Some deep sadness is, in fact, afoot.]

in general. now. whenever

I guess if I said the point's whatever you make it, it's kind of a cliche huh?

Or is 'there is no point' the bigger cliche? (i don't believe there's no point FYI!! I don't think i've ever been on board with existentialism

IS that existentialism?

i've also never been on board with philosophy i guess)

just a little. not that that bugs me or anything cliches are cliches for a reason yknow?

idk anything about existentialism or philosophy or whatever man
I guess my questions less about the meaning of life and more like
how do you keep going after your people leave?

Oh yeah, exactly! And I'm REALLY not equipped to handle any 'meaning of life' questions, so i might as well let cliches speak for me.

[ But like... okay, that's a serious question that merits a serious, thoughtful response, so here's Jeff doing his best: ]

I guess it helps to find something to put yourself into. I don't mean a hobby exactly, or another person. More like a cause or a passion? Something that'll help you get to know your community, however you might define it.

That's what I did when I was taken from my people and dropped here. It was get out and make new connections, or isolate, which never leads to anything good.

you know it's less about the meaning of life than
how to enjoy it while you're here

yeah making it so I'm relying on myself or a cause or whatever instead of people would be better.

new connections huh? you have any luck with that?

I guess it depends on your personal philosophy? My pal Brian would say that there is no real point, and therefore the only point that exists is the one we choose to make for ourselves.

He's a nihilistic brain in a jar, so feel free to take that however you want, but I agree with him about it needing to be something you decide for yourself, even if I don't subscribe to his entire viewpoint.

you know I've taken advice from weirder people than a nihilistic brain in a jar.

I guess I just don't know where to go from here wrt making a point. I keep losing it.

It's not something you can really force? Maybe you'll find it, maybe it'll come to you on it's own. I think the key is going out and creating opportunities for that to happen. Try to become the best at something you already know how to do, or learn something you don't. Join a club, or take a class.

good ideas. I could always try harder to get new hobbies or whatever, but I'm pretty good with the stuff I'm already good at. not the best but probably the best HERE.

but I'm one of those unlucky bastards whose point is usually people not stuff or activities yknow?

now thats the question bro

sure is.

you got any ideas?

friends help
work is a good distraction

hahah
friends

what if the problem's friends in the first place???

depends what the problem is
if they're fucking around and causing shit for your life
might not be friends
if they left
well
shit happens

yeah my friend caused a lot of problems in my life
but he was still my best friend no question

shit happens huh?
guess so.

Was
So he die or leave?
Only options here for that, if you consider him a best friend still

[ Talk about a potentially loaded question, even more so if Wally knew the identity of the person hiding behind the cloak of anonymity. ]

I don't think anyone else can answer that for you. It's something you got to figure out yourself.

The key is to keep moving forward until you do.

so what if I keep figuring it out then losing it? because that's been happening to me a hell of a lot lately.

moving forward is hard

I know what that's like. I also know running away from trying isn't the answer.

It is hard. But things can get better if you give it a shot.

running away from trying sounds familiar
been doing that most of my life I think
getting real tempted to fall into old bad habits wrt that

guess so.
every time they got better before it just got harder when it all fell apart
not sure I want to try this time

As one of my best friends would say
bad habits only lead to bitterness and regret.

[ The name of that friend? Roy Harper. Of course, those words of wisdom were in connection to Roy's own substance abuse problems, but Wally thinks they can apply here as well. ]

If you don't mind me asking
how did things fall apart this time?

a good mantra.
I'm doing my best with it anyway

my best friend went home.
didn't even say good-bye

There's not one.

that's what I was afraid of.

so if there's no point, then what?

Even if there's not a point, does that mean you can't enjoy life?

point.

got any suggestions on how to enjoy it? kinda forgot all the ways I did before
except one
which I'm not doing anymore

Depends on you, I suppose. I enjoy reading and spending time people watching. For some, that's time in bar.

I suppose, you could always get a new hobby.

people watching? does that count as a hobby?

maybe. I have a few ideas about resurrecting an old one that's not destructive

I think it counts. You can learn a lot about people that way.

Oh?

I don't think there is one unless you set goals for yourself. If you want to be a mopey piece of shit for the rest of your life I guess that's your prerogative. Or you can you know, make different decisions. Be more driven.

never been super great with goals tbh.
I think I rely too much on people and not passions or hobbies or goals or whatever, I'm not the ambitious sort.
makes it kind of rough when people leave tho

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