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Ask HN: Does anybody feel like they are waiting around to die?

10 points by f430 ↗ HN
Not sure but after I achieved financial success I feel like theres nothing more now. I've struggled with feeling empty. I feel like I'm waiting around to die like that song.

who knew material capacity would do nothing for mortal existentiality?

what if I dropped moral responsibility instead? give up citizenship. move overseas. young partners?

anyways please help because i thought having money was the answer it clear wasn't

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joshtam
No, but I've had that feeling before. Stay strong and find something that gives your life a purpose. It could be anything as small as fixing an old car or getting better at reading and summarizing articles. Open a social media account and talk about your life's wisdom. You'll be surprised how many youngsters will listen to you. You have so much to offer that you have not even discovered yet.
f430
imagine if you bought 1000 bitcoins 10 years ago

how do you get over regrets like this?

btkramer9
I almost did this exact thing. I guess I do regret it but there's no way I would have ever held on to any of it after it hit $1000/ea. Maybe less. It's a lot easier knowing I passed up on a couple hundred thousand dollars and not tens of millions of dollars
jmercouris
Sounds like you should see a therapist.
[dead] f430
im not depressed i guess im just feeling like i have no purpose

i do want to be with young partners

i will give up puritanism

kleer001
Therapists aren't only for depression.

Think of them as existential mechanics or personality sculptors. Something basic and fundamental in your makeup is not working like you'd want. Therapists are experts at the human psyche and can get you from here to there with minimal fuss. At least the good ones can. You might need to shop around.

readonthegoapp
you could def use to read some books. old ones. stat.

congrats on being financially independent!

and sorry!

that's one good-ish thing about struggling financially - you don't have as much luxury to navel-gaze.

but if you're not actively working to undermine democracy, like at least some folks with money, then good on ya.

more concretely, i think one thing that is true for many people, whether they realize it or not, is that 'living for other people' is, or can be, 'the answer' or at least 'an answer'.

it sounds either cheesy or cliche or impossibly hippie, but i think in a sane world it'd probably just be common sense.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

good luck!

ps a dog can help, even if you just foster for a while.

[dead] f430
im thinking of moving to a country where i can be with young partners
endisneigh
Why did you think money was the answer? Why do you think the things you've mentioned is the answer?
meiraleal
Logically speaking, yes, but I do enjoy the time and I also do my best for it to happen as late as possible.
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kleer001
> who knew material capacity would do nothing for mortal existentiality?

You're joking right? This has been a mainstay of philosophy since before the bible.

To me it sounds like you need a good old fashioned hobby. There's tons to pick from. Find one that lights up your soul.

> move overseas.

That's not going to solve your problem as stated. Wherever you go, there you are. Same dude, different wallpaper.

lookalike74
Help people. You're capable in ways that many are not, and it sounds like you have nothing better to do. You're self-satisfied with your achievements in a world where many people are barely surviving, much less achieving anything. So help people like that.