>4chan got boring>Escapism of all sorts got boring(porn, anime, manga, videogames, food, music, etc.)Anyone went through something similar? Is it ~le anhedonia? Am I getting 'old'? I'm 24 btw.
>>34645874I think it's normal. You're likely desiring something more. Do you still live in your hometown?I pretty much completely dropped video games from age 23-27, but now I'm slowly getting back into it. Not even really because I enjoy it, but because it's a cheap way to kill time.
>>34645874Everyone has gone through something similar. There has never been a point in human history when it was possible to find happiness and fulfillment in distractions, entertainment or pleasure. Anyone who has ever lived requires something more, a sense of purpose and the hope of fulfilling that purpose. Some people find it in philosophy, others in religion and spirituality, but in all cases what that means is learning how to view self perfection as an end in itself. When you love honesty, justice, compassion and truth so much that it pleases you to pursue it for its own sake, with no need for any external reward, that's when happiness blooms.
>>34645952>You're likely desiring something moreYes, but I have no idea of what that "something more" might look like. I don't remember having any passions, aspirations nor dreams while growing up. Also, as silly as it may sound, I thought I'd never become an adult. I thought I'd die before my 18th birthday or that the universe would 'reset' or something like that. I feel retarded even typing that out. >Do you still live in your hometown?I do, but never really thought about living somewhere else. I see myself as too meek/weak/childish/immature to manage to commit to such a complex goal as moving to another city or state.>Anyone who has ever lived requires something more, a sense of purpose and the hope of fulfilling that purpose.I've found myself drawn to certain philosophies and self-improvement stuff over the last 2 or 3 years. I thought I'd get some sort of epiphany and figure myself out at some point. Needless to say that didn't happen.
>>34646045It takes a bit longer than a few years for studying to bear fruit, and that's assuming that you even started in the right place. Almost all philosophy from the last 500 years or so hasn't been real philosophy, because it doesn't encourage you towards a practice of any kind and doesn't even acknowledge the existence of wisdom, let alone show any love for it. I'd suggest starting with Epictetus and Seneca if you haven't already, because the advice they give can be used to improve your own life immediately. Or if you are already familiar with them, you might want to give Plotinus, Boethius and Simplicius a look.
>>34645874Yeah, creating stuff and gym worked for me
