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		matthewmacleod on Jan 17, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Life is Short This is a deeply ugly and patronising thought.

marvin on Jan 17, 2016 [–]

Not just that, its premise is wrong. "Wasteful" and "pointless" don't have any objective definition in the context of moral value, so what seems wasteful and pointless to one person could in fact be fulfilling and meaningful to someone else.

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