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In reply to the discussion: Retreads [View all]Martin Eden
(14,823 posts)43. We're all going to die anyway, so why bother?
Last edited Thu Jun 26, 2025, 12:45 PM - Edit history (1)
Turn a blind eye to inconvenient truth. It is too upsetting. And ugly.
Better to stuff ourselves with more bread and circus. Let the ringmasters do their thing.
What's that you say -- the bread will stop coming and the circus will turn increasingly hideous?
I choose to live in the present, so go away you damn Cassandra!
We're all going to die anyway. Sooner or later doesn't matter. Life is for indulging the moment, with minimal effort.
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