>>10685>espouse absolute nihilism
That's what you're reading into it? Through a materialist lens thats what it appears to you. But that's not how I see it at all, its actually a freeing mindset.
>No man will outlive meaning, so what does one care about after their own death?
Legacy (which will be forgotten over time), family/descendants (Who all will benefit to some degree with material you pass to them... but not as much as you think.)
Basically nothing is permanent and that is not 'meaninglessness'. Remember, this is a thread about 'adventuremaxxing' and thats basically how I frame my life, chasing memories and experiences to share with others that will eventually be forgotten. I am not OP though.
>>10686>And again, I pay less per month than I would for a 1 bedroom apartment in my city.
But pay you do, 'own' you do not.
Your argument that 'its cheaper to own' is true for the most part, but this still doesn't mean you actually own the place. The market value of 'your' house (any asset really) is subjected to inflation, which can help a mortgage but negates a 40% value increase (this is also not factoring maintenance on a house).
At the end of the day we're talking about people who have a money printer and you measure everything in life that matters to that meaningless paper currency.
>I love the apparatus and it loves me back.
Its indifferent at best, parasitical at worse.