• Matriks404@lemmy.world
    77·
    11 months ago

    The worst thing about wanting to know everything is that the more you know, you more start to comprehend that you actually know nothing.

    • SeducingCamel@lemm.ee
      41·
      11 months ago

      Or the more you know the worse and worse the world seems and your only gift for that knowledge is pain

      • BlanketsWithSmallpox@lemmy.world
        14·
        11 months ago

        The funny part about that is you eventually come back around.

        The vast majority of humanity is doing their part. Most in small ways and few in ways that change the world every day.

        Humanity will always prevail with the general masses benefiting no matter how many scummy people try to exploit us, the earth, and eventually other solar bodies.

          • Coasting0942@reddthat.com
            3·
            11 months ago

            Feudalism: God picks the king. Or the king picks the king.

            Socialism: There are no kings, but the central committee, led by the director, who picks the next director.

            Capitalism: spin now and you might be lucky enough to be a king, anybody could be the king! terms and conditions apply

        • HowdWeGetHereAnyways@lemmy.world
          11·
          11 months ago

          Alternatively, we will go extinct having never left this solar body because of the long standing history of scummy people that would rather make profit now than address climate change

      • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
        10·
        11 months ago

        Depends on what you’re knowing. The world only starts to look worse and worse when you learn more about geopolitics and climate change. I’ve never had new knowledge about orbital mechanics or lockpicking or 3d printing give me a negative outlook on life

    • theangryseal@lemmy.world
      11·
      11 months ago

      That’s been my problem.

      When I was young I thought, “Man, I’m intelligent and I’m surrounded by idiots. I want to learn. They don’t.

      Now, I’m just an idiot among idiots.

    • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      11 months ago

      Not sure that’s the worst thing. The humility that brings is one of the most profound discoveries someone can make imo. You can almost feel it in people of high intellect that have tried to know everything about almost anything. Realizing this allows you to recognize that arrogance always equals ignorance.

    • Demdaru@lemmy.world
      2·
      11 months ago

      Naaaah mate. I am currently stuck in the worst place. While still curious about shit, I know enough for the world to lose it’s magic but not enough to see the even deeper magic within various phenomena. :(

    • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
      101·
      11 months ago

      That’s a nice community, maybe we can spotlight it through out Community Spotlight feature. I’ll suggest it!

      In reality, I do a lot of learning for work (I’m a psychotherapist, there is always new stuff coming out and new certifications and trainings to take. We have to take a certain number of credits annually, and I always exceed that number). Add in keeping up with US and world politics and news… I’m spent. I need the maymays to zone out. Give me all the raccoons and opossums you’ve got!

  • FrickAndMortar@lemmy.world
    15·
    11 months ago

    There’s just too much… between work, home life details, and trying to pay attention to the state of the world on 20 different fronts, I just don’t feel like I have the bandwidth to be like “gee, I’m going to pick up a new skill today!” I need that downtime to veg on the couch and look at memes, it’s way less exhausting.

    • Nommer@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      11 months ago

      Dude I’m trying to learn how to program. Some days I can’t even get started until midnight when tired brain is kicking in. There’s just not enough time in the day.

      • LemmysMum@lemmy.world
        3·
        11 months ago

        Find something programming related that really interests your curiosity no matter how useless and work on that. Nothing motivates learning like having something you want to do with the skill beyond “so I can make more money”.

        Maybe you want to learn networking protocols and data parsing and connectivity, make a trojan horse, or a packet sniffer, or a key logger.

        Maybe you want to understand algorithmic processing and wrap your head around design principles, build a calculator that intentionally doesn’t work and produces funny results.

        Maybe you want to get into game development? Make a dope wars clone.

        You have to find your interest, after that the motivation finds itself.

        • Nommer@sh.itjust.works
          5·
          11 months ago

          There’s not a lack of wanting. It’s a lack of finding a time where I can still think clearly enough to code.

          • LemmysMum@lemmy.world
            4·
            11 months ago

            That’s fair. Gotta keep the whip off your back long enough to rest though. You’ll never have time if you never take time.

  • TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee
    8·
    11 months ago

    trapped in a pleasure cycle, doing nothing but scrolling and clicking for a moment of feeling good, while you numb yourself with whatever substance or behavior you prefer that can amplify that feeling, but that too becomes numb

    you have to break that cycle if you want that childhood sense of wonder again.

  • Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    6·
    11 months ago

    I didnt know about Pronghorns or Okapi until this morning. The bedrock and java edition of java are different but bedrock actually has a wonderful level of convenience to it that I feel jealous of. I also saved about a dozen memes and they’re probably all about being gay or something idk.

        • Stantana@lemmy.sambands.net
          4·
          11 months ago

          It’s been years since I saw all the movies I ever wanted to see from the beginning of cinematography up until that point. And now they only make shit movies, what’s a man to do but enjoy memes?