Comment on Ask HN: What do you think is all this? (this reality, existence, space-time, us)parentComments−ethanwillis4yIf you don't want to answer the question you could've spent the time writing your comment instead on "any number of more useful endeavors."But really, it's not irrelevant. It's a valid question that can be the motivation for "useful" questions as you might call them.−TameAntelope4yIt’s completely irrelevant. We could live in the back of a series of turtles and it would have absolutely zero impact on your life whatsoever.That’s the very definition of the word irrelevant!And I found it useful to occasionally challenge my assumptions, to see if there’s anything I’m missing. No hostility meant!
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If you don't want to answer the question you could've spent the time writing your comment instead on "any number of more useful endeavors."
But really, it's not irrelevant. It's a valid question that can be the motivation for "useful" questions as you might call them.
It’s completely irrelevant. We could live in the back of a series of turtles and it would have absolutely zero impact on your life whatsoever.
That’s the very definition of the word irrelevant!
And I found it useful to occasionally challenge my assumptions, to see if there’s anything I’m missing. No hostility meant!