Agreed. But why not think about it? It's real.

Great movie!

Perhaps, but applying a label to it does not make it any less accurate :)

What I mean to say is that to a large extent, this is just a stage of adjustment. It's natural to be perplexed about what it's all about, since much of life boils down to work, eat, reproduce, and die, but your being in the grip of a philosophical crisis doesn't make everyone else slaves, as such.

I was serious above about taking some time out from the world to evaluate your feelings about it. This is a great time to explore philosophy and art of different kinds.

"It's just a stage of adjustment" - hehe, am I the only one who sees the humor here?

"since much of life boils down to work, eat, reproduce, and die" - Remember, it's a choice :)

I'm not depressed, although I do admit the post came out that way. It was actually meant to be somewhat humorous about the absurdity of the human condition.. but perhaps a bit too dark for you guys :p

Are you really living out your dreams though? Or are you settling for the dreams that are allowed within the confines of the system?

Don't know. Doesn't really matter. I suppose I'm more the blue pill type. As long as my dreams/goals/experiences feel authentic and rewarding, it doesn't really matter if they're a product of social conditioning.

A lot of it is luck. I'm so lucky that the activity I enjoy most, building up a business, happens to also be highly valued and rewarded by society.

This kind of angst is definitely a first world problem. Go travel and see how most people in the world really live. You'll find a new understanding.

Agreed that it's all arbitrary/relative. But still interesting to think about.

What if I don't want to live in this rat race anymore?

Pretty much everyone reading this will be dead in 80 years - surely you must have thought to yourself "there must be more to life than this..."?

There's a lot more to life than this. Drop out and travel for a while, get therapy, take up art, You may not succeed with your first attempt.