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This is how we should approach life’s hardships, finding possibility where we can: the prospect of flourishing despite infirmity, of finding one’s way through loneliness, failure, grief, confronting the injustice and absurdity of the world. The question is not whether we should hope, but what we should hope for.
from What’s the Use of Hope? by Kieran Setiya
Keely Adler and added
The better we know ourselves, the better we’re able to design systems, technologies, lenses that intentionally empower our lights vs. blindly perpetuate our shadows.”
from Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
Leo Guinan added
Damn, this hits deep. I love this so much.
The only sensible path forward is to learn to accept the brokenness of human life, to develop resilience in the face of its petty cruelties, and to learn to live with yourself.
Andrew Tam added
From the "Can You Imagine?" zine

from What’s the Use of Hope? by Kieran Setiya