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.frog 🌟 reposted 2026-02-16 19:01 🇷🇺

but if it didn't matter why care? it doesn't matter if your fate is set in stone if your only frame of reference is your subjective outlook on reality. the only things that matter are the ones *you* decide are important. that's just a consequence of there being no objective reality for you, but only the one you experience as an imperfect human being.

if it felt like you made a decision, then you did.

( sorry if i got too into the weeds, I love thinking about abstract philosophy even if it wasn't your intent :P )

ifla 🌟 2026-02-16 17:37 🇷🇺

Even for personal decisions I'm proud of, life makes it feel like it was the only way forward, so what I did didn't really matter in the end. If I were a fantasy character, I'd curse my fate for being set in stone

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ifla 🌟 2026-02-16 19:51 🇷🇺

haha no worries, I totally get it.

I guess I don't really feel like I'm actually making a lot of decisions. And when I do, there are inexplicable coincidences that make me feel like I wouldn't have a choice in the first place.

Imagine you have a favourite cafe you go to every day. Today, you decide to get a pancake, so that's the choice you make.
Except when you arrive, turns out today they're out of stock on everything! Except pancakes. They have a lot of those. Very lucky for you! You can get what you wanted! Except your earlier choice doesn't feel like a choice anymore, since you'd have gotten pancakes either way.

Some important aspects of my life feel like this example.

I care mostly because I'm anxious about my future, I think. I want my choices to lead me to a place I'll be happy in. But it often feels like I'm drifting at sea, unable to fight the current. Who knows where it'll throw me.

That was a lot of words but your reply gave me something to think about, so thanks :) I'll think some more

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