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The Main Themes: 12 Rules for Life

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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Is Life Meaningless?

People often complain that life has no meaning, which is actually not the case. Even if you're nihilistic and hopeless, life has a meaning, and that's suffering. So people talk about life lacking meaning. It isn't what they mean. They an that their life lacks positive and sustaining meaning. And it's important to be precise about these things. You can get rid of the positive meaning by being cynical and by avoiding your responsibility, but you're not going to get rid ofthe suffering.

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