Hi stranger, today is the philosophical question that we will be striving for : how much rooted in reality is the notion of "need" ?>><<..?>>First {username} I'll have to share that the very idea of ​​"needs" is based on a seemingly arbitrary standard of what is considered necessary for living (in the case of vital needs).>><<Doesn't seem arbitrary if you ask me, isn't water a need ? isn't food a requirement for life ?>>I see where you're coming from, I get you, but in reality one could say that we do not need water to live—after all, we can all survive for about two or three days without it (the same applies to food, sleep, and so on)—and many things that would allow us to live longer (eating more healthily, changing habits that have an overly negative impact on us, etc.) are often viewed as "optional", we could go even further and note that many things viewed as 'needs' today weren't in the past years, yet it doesn't remove the negative impact of certain substances, the impact of certain customs and habits>>The way I see it is this: we don't "need" anything—there is no universal concept of need. Instead, the goal shouldn't be to do or have what we need, but rather to determine how to go even further (seeking ways to live longer).>><<.. Okay>>The ideal goal would not be merely to meet the standard for needs, but to surpass it; standards like this are very often—if not systematically—arbitrary and subject to change. While they can help set objectives for further progress, they also have their limits: if one is content to be a lifelong follower—merely surviving by adhering to standards set by others without questioning them—one risks stopping once those standards are met, rather than pushing further when it is possible to do so.>><<Ok what are you actually getting at ?>>That the idea of "need" is arbitrary, as things can always be better and always be worse, you shouldn't strive for "good enough". Reach out to the moon and take it for yourself if nothing's in your way and it benefits you, don't stop at walls left unclimbed.>>This one rant is quite personal honestly, as for quite some time I wanted to stop, to say "I had enough, this is enough I don't need more", and thinking through it helped me realize that sometimes, the only reason you don't ask for more is due to fear of the consequences, so in the long run, make sure asking for more doesn't cost you anything, hell put yourself in a position where you can just "have more" no need to ask, but remember that in your lifetime you can't do everything and that relying on others is okay, therefore putting yourself in a position where you do stuff for others, and they do stuff for you, without the trade mentality, might be best>>Oh my nonexistent god do I wish the world was run this way>>Best of luck to you stranger https://pastebin.com/DcDJ5XEG