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iamnothereyesterday at 5:24 PM1 replyview on HN

Human experience is broader than you can imagine. Through reading, I regularly encounter new ideas and concepts that I never could have derived from my interactions with others. Through meditation and contemplation I have experienced strange and fascinating modes of consciousness that are available to anyone willing to sit still for a while. Casual travel has led me to an endless number of beautiful empty places, places whose very lack of humans made me feel completely free. Making physical things as a hobby has made me deeply satisfied in a way I never have felt when dealing with people.

None of this has required much in the way of socializing, in fact excessive socializing would actively interfere with these activities.

I reject your implication that a highly social life is better than a rich, mostly solitary life. It’s different, but not better.


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basiswordyesterday at 5:37 PM

None of these are bad things.They're all great. But rejecting socialising with other humans due to a negative experience with some is the opposite of the enlightenment that can be found through meditation. If you only read about things rather than experience them you can't really know them. If you only travel alone you miss out on the joy of travelling and discovering with others. You can do both.

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