The internet is a very powerful thing and anyone can talk to people across the world by clicking a few buttons. I\u2019ve been curious about different people\u2019s views. Especially those who can talk freely without fear of judgment or repercussion. So I\u2019ve asked four people online philosophical questions. I deliberately said they could answer as many questions or go into as much depth as they\u2019d like so as not to pressure them. I\u2019ve also changed their names for privacy\u2019s sake. So here are responses from strangers around the country:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rani\u025bm\u025bfdi\u2019s response: \u201cDeath probably\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
R\u00e6k\u0259t\u00e6k\u2019s response: \u201cThat I will most likely never be truly successful. The whole system is rigged against people who aren\u2019t rich. The future is coming. Entire careers will be obsolete, the political climate is on the brink of a Civil War, the Earth is dying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gluttonous_Potato: \u201cThat life inherently is, and likely always will be, unfair\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
R\u00e6k\u0259t\u00e6k\u2019s response: \u201cI would regret not taking charge of my life. I\u2019ve always tried to avoid conflict. I just let things happen to me. I would regret not standing up for myself and making a decision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
K\u026alt W\u025br\u0259r: \u201cIf I died tonight, I’d regret not living. I feel like I’m living a bit of an empty existence, not making an effort anywhere, not being passionate. I’m not really sure how to fix it, but I don’t want to continue this way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rani\u025bm\u025bfdi\u2019s response: \u201chonestly nothing. I’m pretty content.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gluttonous_Potato: \u201cI\u2019d regret not seeing more of my life and the world\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rani\u025bm\u025bfdi\u2019s response: \u201cNo I don’t believe in that. It’s nothing after death.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
R\u00e6k\u0259t\u00e6k\u2019s response: \u201cI don\u2019t know. I think the chances of us being alive and sentient are so infinitesimally small that it\u2019s impossible that all of this happened on accident. But, if there is a Creator, why is there so much suffering in the world? I think the idea of God existing is just as terrifying as the thought of him not.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gluttonous_Potato: \u201cOf course I\u2019d like to believe in it, but I just don\u2019t see any way it could logically exist\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Rani\u025bm\u025bfdi\u2019s response: \u201cYes absolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00e6k\u0259t\u00e6k\u2019s response: \u201cNo. Ever since I became aware of who I was, I hated myself. I\u2019ve tried to improve myself and I\u2019ve never really done anything meaningful. I spend about 80% of my time thinking about my regrets.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gluttonous_Potato: \u201cA year ago I would\u2019ve given a hard no, but lately I\u2019ve been more willing to accept my positive traits and instead of beating myself up on the attributes I don\u2019t like, just instead try to fix them or accept them\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rani\u025bm\u025bfdi\u2019s response: \u201cHa! That I’m empathetic.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00e6k\u0259t\u00e6k\u2019s response: \u201cI\u2019m scared. I honestly think that everyone else has their shit together and they\u2019ve got it all figured out. People assume I have a plan. But I don\u2019t. I\u2019m scared of the future and my fate.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gluttonous_Potato: \u201cThat I\u2019m not as energetic as I put on\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rani\u025bm\u025bfdi\u2019s response: \u201cOh I have and I totally would again. In fact if I move, I’d like a fresh start like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00e6k\u0259t\u00e6k\u2019s response: \u201cYes. I have so many negative memories attached to people I know right now. If I was offered a hard reset, I would take it in a heartbeat.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gluttonous_Potato: \u201cI would, but only if I could stay in contact with the 3 closest people in my life. I\u2019m not willing to just drop them willy nilly\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00e6k\u0259t\u00e6k\u2019s response: \u201cNo. I would always be thinking; \u201cThat\u2019s not them.\u201d My value in a person comes from the things we experienced together. Creating a copy robs them of those memories. They\u2019re just a familiar stranger.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Rani\u025bm\u025bfdi\u2019s response: \u201cYo dang I don’t know thats a good one. I honestly can’t wrap my mind around that lol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gluttonous_Potato: \u201cIt depends on the person. I might be so desperate to have them back that I\u2019d accept someone who isn\u2019t the same. It\u2019s the experiences that matter though, so most likely I wouldn\u2019t\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00e6k\u0259t\u00e6k\u2019s response: \u201cIn how people see me. Everything I do is influenced by what people think of me. The clothes I wear, the things I say, everything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rani\u025bm\u025bfdi\u2019s response: \u201cI don’t think it has a meaning but probably relationships. Humans and dogs.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gluttonous_Potato: \u201cIn making people happy, and doing what makes me happy\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00e6k\u0259t\u00e6k\u2019s response: \u201cThe concept that all humans, regardless of origin, are just trying to do what they think is best. People think that the other side is trying to hurt them. That isn\u2019t true.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n K\u026alt W\u025br\u0259r: \u201cI think that the best thing to teach each and every person is be true empathy. If everyone could truly understand and connect emotionally with the plight and struggles of others, it would be impossible for us to ignore the things we ignore and harder for the greedy to commit heinous acts and take advantage. In essence, I want to give everybody a powerful conscience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rani\u025bm\u025bfdi\u2019s response: \u201cEmpathy. That would do wonders alone.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gluttonous_Potato: \u201cEither patience, or empathy. Both are important, but empathy is probably the first priority\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00e6k\u0259t\u00e6k\u2019s response: \u201cYes. Throughout history, people suffering has always been a condition for at least a portion of the world. Suffering is so ingrained in human nature that it has become unique to the human species. One could argue that without suffering, are we even human?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rani\u025bm\u025bfdi\u2019s response: \u201cBig time\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gluttonous_Potato: \u201cYes absolutely. People who have never suffered would be very strange and almost inhuman to me\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00e6k\u0259t\u00e6k\u2019s response: \u201cHardship does make people stronger. However, each person has a different level of hardship they can take before they break.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Rani\u025bm\u025bfdi\u2019s response: \u201cYes, 100%\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gluttonous_Potato: \u201cI think it absolutely does, but to an extent. There is only so much a person can take and going past that will just break who they are\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00e6k\u0259t\u00e6k\u2019s response: \u201cThings would be far worse. In fact, I think that humans are focused on what\u2019s going well instead of what\u2019s wrong right now. If we ignore all of the wrong things in the world, they\u2019ll just get bigger and brighter.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n K\u026alt W\u025br\u0259r: \u201cI think we need to focus evenly on the good and the bad. We need to recognize our problems to fix them, and we need to recognize our successes to motivate us to keep fixing problems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rani\u025bm\u025bfdi\u2019s response: \u201cNot really. It’s downhill either way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gluttonous_Potato: \u201cI think a balance of both is what is needed. As people, I think we focus solely on the negative and never appreciate all that we have, but at the same time there is a lot going on that really is not good and should be addressed\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Something that I appreciate about these responses is how honest they are. If I just walked up to someone from school or something and started asking them this stuff, they likely wouldn\u2019t be as open. I\u2019d like to do this project in the future as well and try to ask different questions and I\u2019m really happy with how this turned out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The internet is a very powerful thing and anyone can talk to people across the world by clicking a few buttons. I\u2019ve been curious about different people\u2019s views. Especially those who can talk freely without fear of judgment or repercussion. So I\u2019ve asked four people online philosophical questions. 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