Anyone else feel like life gets less "colorful" and hopeful as time goes on?

Question

We're all going to die and science points towards no afterlife, everyone we love is going to die, all the governments in the world are corrupt and colluding together to subjugate the human race, our species is going to become extinct and even one day the universe will end.

And here we are, little flashes of transient awareness, the universe being aware of itself. Why are we here? What do you want out of life? Or do you not even think about this shit?

Don't worry if you actually give a shit, I'm not depressed or anything. I just want to hear other people's thoughts on this, hear what keeps you guys going and what makes you see the color in life among all that dreary gray.

Anyone else feel like life gets less colorful and hopeful as time goes on?

VIVANT · Accepted Answer

Yeah all of what you said up there. When I was little I wasn’t exactly happy but I had hour bc I didn’t know how right I was about the inevitable futility of it all.

The most I think anyone can really hope to accomplish is to temporarily ease the suffering a bit, yet all the while knowing there are always going to be new innovative ways -for those who are so inclined to perpetuate violence & suffering whether from sheer joy or consequence of greed- to create more suffering worse suffering but with better veils.

Progress is fleeting & even in its mist coveted moment fails as things that make life better are never accessible to all, things that make life unbeatable are not known to all, and the average life hangs by a thread at the mercy of the next crisis of peace that never really was peaceful, rather a portrait of peace that the lucky of the moment show case in attempts to generate the believe in its reality and possibility of its permanence, that elusive peace.

Life is it’s a constant bifurcation of truth and capacity —the one often eclipsing the other until everything is dark and we begin again only to achieve the height of grey. Life feels grey bc basically it is. There are moments of light for many people not even all and I think this is confused with progress. Where it’s really only a good feeling. For a while.

of course having said this people millions upon millions ss refused their life so we gourd see a better day so we’re kind of stuck on obligation, having to act as if we believe the same.

Honestly maybe humans are just jacked. People do sacrifice their lives for good and do help some people I just do not have confidence it’s going to ever fully change. Too much evil. Like those monkeys that beat the sh*t out of their babies and kill most. Maybe the next species will do better and we need to keep us going long enough to evolve into something “humane”.

But who tf am I to say 🤷🏻‍♀️ All I know is there’s grey just grey and I don’t see a substantive way around that.

AmandaYVR · Accepted Answer

What a great q. (And your wording, and the photo, drew me in.)

It's a lot. I had the tab open for a while, and it's the last q I will answer today.

I decided instead of rambling on, or attempting to wax poetic, (you've probably heard it all before, pretty much), instead I'll answer this in film.

This is the dark:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/5U1-OmAICpU

And this is the light:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZFKJuzrCGj4

We need both, right? One cannot exist without the other. It is the presence of the dark, that allows for this light, I suppose...

TheSpaceGnome · Answer

1. "Anyone else feel like life gets less "colorful" and hopeful as time goes on?"
Yes and no, Yes as urban landscape (thats not neon cities) exopands, environments can get less colorful, but also life gets more coloful because of art and entertainment media, and as far as less hopeful, no. Every day new advancements and ideas increase hope, and most of what I want in life is obtainable already with money, practice, and time alone.

2. "We're all going to die."
Correction, most people are going to die, the rest might die, but also might not.

3. "and science points towards no afterlife"
Correct, there is no afterlife.

4. "everyone we love is going to die"
Most likely, but not certainly, this is the era of anti aging.

5. "all the governments in the world are corrupt and colluding together to subjugate the human race"
No, they are subjugating their territories, and actually hate eachother, and all empires fall when subjugation annoys the civies enough.

6. "our species is going to become extinct"
Not likely, our species will likely still exist when the earth gets swallowed by the sun or freezes as the sun's gravitational pull loosens and it the earth drifts outward.

7. "and even one day the universe will end."
This one is for certain false, the universe is infinite, had no beginning, and will have no end, it is everything to exist anywhere for all eternity in all directions. There are infinite stars, infinite lifeless planets, infinite gas giants, infinite moons, imfinite asteroids and comets, infinite nebulas, and infinite planets with life on them, all other scenarios are statistically impossible, finite is impossible.

8. "And here we are, little flashes of transient awareness, the universe being aware of itself."
Yup.

9. Why are we here?
There isn't a why, only a how.

10. What do you want out of life?
Enjoyment. The details of which are too long to write here.

11. "Or do you not even think about this shit?"
Yes, but in a positive upbeat nihilistic way, in that meaning and purpose are useless mental traps, and fun is really really good, and things ending don't mean they aren't fun, and I can't care about loss if I'm dead, but also I'm likely clever enough to avoid being dead, so more fun.

3. "Don't worry if you actually give a shit, I'm not depressed or anything. I just want to hear other people's thoughts on this, hear what keeps you guys going and what makes you see the color in life among all that dreary gray."
Video games, art, music, animals, science, technology, porn, sex, food, tv, the list goes on and on and on. I don. t have a black cloud over me (well, unless it's raining outside, and rainy weather is great).

Lliam · Answer

Good thoughts, Juxtapose.

I agree that there are unimaginably wealthy and powerful people colluding together to subjugate the human race. The reason they get away with it is because most average people go along with it because they have no idea what's happening.

I also love the idea of "the universe being aware of itself." I first heard about that when I read about Alfred North Whitehead's theories on Process Theology.

I always tried to find fun and joy, even while dealing with the trials and tribulations of life. I'm grateful for this time here. There is so much beauty and wonder.

Many people worry about things they cannot change and get caught up in the theater of daily news that tells them what to think and what to worry about. That shit is deliberately designed not to inform but to make people crazy.

It's good to be aware of what's going on. I know more than most about the evil forces (people) who are behind most of our social and economic problems. Awareness gives me the ability to take personal action when it can do some good by either supporting or resisting. Doing what makes me happy (not blissfully ignorant) is the best form of resistance.

I do worry about the future of this country and the world. I grew up in an idyllic time that changed dramatically after 911 and has been getting worse ever since by design. I worry about having enough money to maintain a modest lifestyle until I die.

I'm not counting on an afterlife because there is no way to know if there is one. I suspect that when we die, we die. I try to enjoy my time here because this might be it. Either way, it's all a big adventure. What an experience!

Telekinetic-Potato · Answer

I have two answers to this that have always helped me.

First the whole afterlife thing because even science concedes we can't be sure.

The way I see it, either we go to heaven and there's nothing to worry about, there's nothing so I won't have any emotions to give a shit in the first place which makes worrying about it kind of stupid or we go to hell and we just have to deal with that the same way we deal with things here right now.

Also, nothing has changed from knowing about these possible outcomes from when you were a happy kid with dreams passions and wonder. There's the same capacity for you to think big and appreciate life, you just need to let yourself do it.

Life is kinda like a concert, you can pull out your phone, recording the whole thing, focusing on getting the right shot, getting mad when someone blocks the view, worrying about your ability to watch later because who knows when you'll do this again.

Or you can just take everything in and be a part of that moment. Actually be a part of your surroundings and therefore be more connected not just to the moment but to your sense of self.

Jamie05rhs · Answer

Love is the only thing that makes life worth living. Some people chase money and power, but they're only participating in the rat race contributing to the problem.
Love is the only motivating force that oriented towards peace and balance in the world. Because love is unselfish, and yet it also fulfills the self. All we need is love, and love is what we all need.

hahahmm · Answer

There's been documented cases of people near death having out of body experiences from alternate perspectives and learning things about the room around their body that they could only know if they were out of body so I doubt you can say science doesn't indicate there's possibly an afterlife.

People acted like the big bang theory was fact for decades.. and now the latest telescope has proven it false. So much for those who try to use science to dispute eons of human spiritual beliefs.

RealMarek · Answer

Science can never say anything about the afterlife if the afterlife exists. Also, science cannot explain why the universe (or universes) exists in the first place. It is not capable of answering such questions, so the fact that it does not is of little relevance to the existence or non-existence of the supernatural. I think life becoming less hopeful as time goes on is not uncommon as things come to an inescapable end: with age, and under our current circumstances also the exhaustion of the potentialities of Western civilization, which appears to be headed toward a catastrophic collapse.

Ms_Facesitter · Answer

I focus most on myself instead of the news and the masses. On doing what I want to do instead of what people tell me to do and I surround myself with likeminded people. This weekend I'm going on a picnic with a friend in the park and we're just going to enjoy our meal, have a long chat and enjoy the singing of the birds. I think enjoying the little things is very important.

LovingLoverReturned · Answer

Nope. And I believe in the divineness in life. Mysterious life. Beautiful life. Yes, very violent earth, and I can still see the joy of life.

FilmGuy93 · Answer

It does kinda feel that way, honestly. Ever since Covid, the world has just been getting worse and worse worse.

joeldalton · Answer

What keeps me going is the picture you posted. And the love I get and give to family and friends. There's always something new to explore and do.

exitseven · Answer

I was really hopeful about the future a couple of years ago but things have got so bad so fast I don't think it will end well

menina · Answer

Yes, sometimes I feel this way. I feel that humanity is sinking, and I really don't know if or when things will get better.

OddBeMe · Answer

Good q. Id say as we age we get focused and lose the passion for experiencing new things.

clampfan101 · Answer

Science is our current understanding of how the world works, which is prone to change. We don’t know or understand everything, and we never will. Some things are left to faith for what you believe is true.

Fuentes · Answer

No I only see green and better living on each level that I enter, im Born broke gonna die rich.

Exterminatore · Answer

No. Life has consistently been getting better for me.

FckY0u998 · Answer

the simple fact that i can't self terminate which i've tried to many times but was unsuccessful

Heolurt · Answer

Yea I'm good with living 35years, time to pack it in.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

Yes, sometimes I feel this way

VV3ZZY · Answer

Yeah it defenatly does.

ChiTown33 · Answer

SWAG... that's why we do it. 🤣

Dinosaursandanime65 · Answer

That all depends on you

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