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My cat just died. What is the point of all this? (programming.dev)

submitted 9 months ago by lowleveldata@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Do we just live and suffer and die?

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

“Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies - God damn it, you've got to be kind.”

― Kurt Vonnegut

[–] Hegar@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

"Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt". Kurt Vonnegut had some great words!