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The good life is painful
The Gray Area with Sean Illing
What's Up With That?
There is a certain species of suffering that's very important to us. I'm talking about chosen suffering and chosen pain. Chosen either because we literally choose it, like when we eat spicy foods or or go to a scary movi. Or when we seek out meaningful activities, like having kids or going to ward,. you know ire going to involve struggle. And so that's the second distinction, chosen suffering in a service of pleasurein which case i'm i'm happy t sort of hang around to heedin us with unchosen suffering and service of other things.
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