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#227 – Sean Kelly: Existentialism, Nihilism, and the Search for Meaning
Lex Fridman Podcast
Is There a Difference Between the Old and the New?
No previous epoch in history felt that way. They didn't have our problem. But think so, so they, it was much more natural to them to experience moments in ways that feel unachievable for us. Think about the Greeks. One of the things that's bizarre is that they're so unmotivated by efficiency and optimizing. The only thing that seems to run through all of the different Greek cultures is the idea that if some stranger comes by, you better take care of them. That's where significance lies.
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