Struggling with Finding Happiness and Caring About Others

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In this chapter, the speaker addresses a listener's question about the personal struggle of finding happiness while being aware of the suffering of others. They emphasize the importance of caring about the suffering of others while also not being overwhelmed by it, and discuss their own allocation of resources to various problems. The chapter also explores the philosophical question of the objectivity of math and its correspondence with our experience of the world.

Welcome to the November 2023 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number -- based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good -- and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!

Blog post with questions and transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2023/11/06/ama-november-2023/

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