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why do you keep going? what drives you? what do you aim for? what is the meaning of life?

simple questions really.

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[–] Beaver@hexbear.net 5 points 10 hours ago

Building a life and a future history with other people. I'm old enough that I have a fair share of friends and family have passed away, and they live on in the web of my memories, and still shape the course of my life yet to be. I live my life with that in mind, knowing that someday my consciousness will cease, but some positive aspects of my essence will live on and become part of the fabric of a better future. I think just being present and a good person on other people's lives is enough.

I also find a lot of purpose in the creation of physical objects and in sharing all the technical details and instructions for how others can create them. I don't just want to make things, I want those things to become part of our common culture.