[lint_roller]

You're telling me that all I need to do to build the institution of my dreams is provide people with a sense of meaning!? LOL.

I do the things I do because I like them and others find at least some of them valuable, and there's probably a significant chunk of biological determination behind my enjoyment of those things. And that biological determination is enough intrinsic value in my "meaning games" to satisfy my existential angst. I went on this whole meaning search in my early 20s which I'm just completing and came to similar conclusions, but apparently on a lighter note after going through my Debbie Downer bouts.

(1) Sunlight and exercise. (2) Friends and good conversation. (3) Women. (4) Pursuit of goals. (5) Altruism.

Rinse and repeat. Good enough for me. When I'm feeling down, it can be at least partially attributed to not checking one of the above boxes.

[Alex3917]

> You're telling me that all I need to do to build the institution of my dreams is provide people with a sense of meaning!? LOL.

http://gapingvoid.com/blog/2004/06/27/the-hughtrain/

[coldtea]

>You're telling me that all I need to do to build the institution of my dreams is provide people with a sense of meaning!? LOL.

You think that's easy? LOL.

[Garlef]

Hm... I never bothered with altruism. Is it really worth it?

[lint_roller]

I enjoy people. I started at one of the lower rungs of society and have been able to do well for myself through a lucky concoction of genes, being born in the USA, and having the body of human knowledge at my fingertips. Not everyone is so lucky, and I imagine if I ever come into some serious money that I'll be using it to level the playing field for others. The effective altruism movement intrigues me as well.

[wordbank]

Yes, altruism balances egocentrism.

[chaostheory]

https://authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/newsletters/authent...

[peteretep]

You should add your current age to this as a data point