Existentialism explores human experiences such as hopelessness, existential anxiety, isolation, despair, and meaninglessness—experiences that often confront humanity. But instead of fleeing from these, existentialism focuses on how to confront and overcome them.
It teaches that life has no inherent meaning and that its purpose is unknowable—until each individual personally assigns a meaning or purpose to it.
In other words:
Existence comes before essence — not the other way around.
This is the key idea in existentialist philosophy. It means:
A person is not born with a predetermined identity or purpose.
Only after existing—after becoming alive—do they create their own identity through their life choices.
Each individual, using conscious awareness, writes their own value and meaning in life.
It teaches that life has no inherent meaning and that its purpose is unknowable—until each individual personally assigns a meaning or purpose to it.
In other words:
Existence comes before essence — not the other way around.
This is the key idea in existentialist philosophy. It means:
A person is not born with a predetermined identity or purpose.
Only after existing—after becoming alive—do they create their own identity through their life choices.
Each individual, using conscious awareness, writes their own value and meaning in life.
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Forwarded from Orion Space (Naty)
Big congrats to Emebet Mehabaw 🔥
She just got selected as a candidate to be the first Ethiopian astronaut — how amazing is that!
We first saw her during the Orion Space opening session, and even then, you could feel her passion and energy for space. She was full of ambition, and now look — she’s been chosen for the Titans Genesis Spaceplane mission with Titan Space Industries, set for 2029!
This is such a proud moment for all of us 🇪🇹 Can’t wait for her to share her journey with the group — it’s gonna inspire so many people
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She just got selected as a candidate to be the first Ethiopian astronaut — how amazing is that!
We first saw her during the Orion Space opening session, and even then, you could feel her passion and energy for space. She was full of ambition, and now look — she’s been chosen for the Titans Genesis Spaceplane mission with Titan Space Industries, set for 2029!
This is such a proud moment for all of us 🇪🇹 Can’t wait for her to share her journey with the group — it’s gonna inspire so many people
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Bruv , just sit there and watch,some one is writing a story , especially for Ethiopia.
I get it greatness is not for everyone.
I get it greatness is not for everyone.
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Forwarded from Orion Space (Naty)
We’re going live with Mahlet this Saturday at 6:00PM LT (Mata 12 seat)!
She’ll share her journey and you’ll get the chance to ask her anything 👩🏾🚀Don’t miss it — gonna be a super inspiring session!
See you June 21(This Saturday), 6:00PM LT!
@Orionspace1
She’ll share her journey and you’ll get the chance to ask her anything 👩🏾🚀Don’t miss it — gonna be a super inspiring session!
See you June 21(This Saturday), 6:00PM LT!
@Orionspace1
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There is in the Universe neither center nor
circumference.
—Giordano Bruno, On the Infinite Universe
and Worlds, 1584
circumference.
—Giordano Bruno, On the Infinite Universe
and Worlds, 1584
Here is another crazy thing I read. The universe is expanding but it is expanding into nothing.
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Here is another thing the universe has no centre or edge.
Timeless wisdom
“For there are two rules to keep at the ready—that there is nothing good or bad outside my own
reasoned choice, and that we shouldn’t try to lead events but to follow them.”
—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 3.10.18
Remember, each individual has a choice. You are always the one in control. The cause of irritation—
or our notion that something is bad—that comes from us, from our labels or our expectations. Just as
easily, we can change those labels; we can change our ennoscriptment and decide to accept and love what’s
happening around us. And this wisdom has been repeated and independently discovered in every century
and every country since time began.
“For there are two rules to keep at the ready—that there is nothing good or bad outside my own
reasoned choice, and that we shouldn’t try to lead events but to follow them.”
—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 3.10.18
Remember, each individual has a choice. You are always the one in control. The cause of irritation—
or our notion that something is bad—that comes from us, from our labels or our expectations. Just as
easily, we can change those labels; we can change our ennoscriptment and decide to accept and love what’s
happening around us. And this wisdom has been repeated and independently discovered in every century
and every country since time began.
🌌 Part 1: The Beginning of Everything
Before time began, there was nothing—no earth, no sky, no stars. Just a dark, empty space. Then suddenly, about 14 billion years ago, the universe began with a huge explosion of energy and light. This event is called the Big Bang.
From that moment, everything began: space, time, energy, and matter. At first, it was extremely hot, but over time, the universe cooled down. Stars were born, and light filled the dark space.
Today, scientists call this explanation the Standard Cosmological Model. It helps us understand how the universe started, how it has grown, and why we see stars, planets, and galaxies. We’ve learned about things like dark matter, dark energy, and even a leftover glow from the Big Bang called the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB).
But even though the Big Bang theory explains a lot, there are still big questions left unanswered:
Why is the universe so big?
Why is it so smooth and balanced?
Why did everything begin in the first place?
That’s where a new idea comes in—inflation.
Before time began, there was nothing—no earth, no sky, no stars. Just a dark, empty space. Then suddenly, about 14 billion years ago, the universe began with a huge explosion of energy and light. This event is called the Big Bang.
From that moment, everything began: space, time, energy, and matter. At first, it was extremely hot, but over time, the universe cooled down. Stars were born, and light filled the dark space.
Today, scientists call this explanation the Standard Cosmological Model. It helps us understand how the universe started, how it has grown, and why we see stars, planets, and galaxies. We’ve learned about things like dark matter, dark energy, and even a leftover glow from the Big Bang called the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB).
But even though the Big Bang theory explains a lot, there are still big questions left unanswered:
Why is the universe so big?
Why is it so smooth and balanced?
Why did everything begin in the first place?
That’s where a new idea comes in—inflation.
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If this can’t motivate you-nothing will.
Let’s Talk About Nerds
Nerds are the sacred glitch in the matrix—walking encyclopedias who memorize random facts, debate theoretical physics for fun, and build apps in their sleep. They invent stuff. They write code that makes your life easier while living in hoodies and caffeine-fueled paradoxes. You’d think that with all this brainpower, they’d be the ones ruling the world, right? Wrong. Because while nerds are building the future with trembling hands and red eyes from screen fatigue, the world is actually being governed by people who didn’t even know what pi was past 3.14. Nerds make the tools. Non-nerds own the stage, the spotlight, and the entire boardroom.
But being a nerd isn’t all sci-fi posters and high GPAs. It can be socially cursed. Nerds often struggle to translate their ideas into human language. You'll find them giving a passionate monologue about wormholes while everyone else at the party is dancing to bad music and avoiding eye contact. Their obsession with detail makes them brilliant at problem-solving—but also prone to spiraling into rabbit holes nobody else cares about. They know how to fix the internet but not how to start a casual conversation. And that’s the paradox: they’re too smart to be ignored, too awkward to be understood.
Nerds are the sacred glitch in the matrix—walking encyclopedias who memorize random facts, debate theoretical physics for fun, and build apps in their sleep. They invent stuff. They write code that makes your life easier while living in hoodies and caffeine-fueled paradoxes. You’d think that with all this brainpower, they’d be the ones ruling the world, right? Wrong. Because while nerds are building the future with trembling hands and red eyes from screen fatigue, the world is actually being governed by people who didn’t even know what pi was past 3.14. Nerds make the tools. Non-nerds own the stage, the spotlight, and the entire boardroom.
But being a nerd isn’t all sci-fi posters and high GPAs. It can be socially cursed. Nerds often struggle to translate their ideas into human language. You'll find them giving a passionate monologue about wormholes while everyone else at the party is dancing to bad music and avoiding eye contact. Their obsession with detail makes them brilliant at problem-solving—but also prone to spiraling into rabbit holes nobody else cares about. They know how to fix the internet but not how to start a casual conversation. And that’s the paradox: they’re too smart to be ignored, too awkward to be understood.
And here’s the cruel part—the world needs nerds but doesn’t always celebrate them. It uses their ideas, sells their inventions, capitalizes on their genius, and then hands the awards to someone with good hair and a confident laugh. That’s the world. So yeah, being a nerd can be a power. But it’s also a curse when that power goes unseen. Unless you learn how to connect, communicate, and sometimes pretend to be normal, you might just end up as the anonymous architect behind someone else’s spotlight. But hey, at least you’ll know exactly how the spotlight was engineered.
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SHOW ME HOW TO LIVE
—SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 49.10b
here’s no need to show Seneca. Show yourself. That no matter how many years you’re ultimately
given, your life can be clearly and earnestly said to have been a long and full one. We all know
someone like that—someone we lost too early but even now think, If I could do half of what they did, I’ll
consider my life well lived.
The best way to get there is by focusing on what is here right now, on the task you have at hand—big
or small. As he says, by pouring ourselves fully and intentionally into the present, it “gentle[s] the passing
of time’s precipitous flight.”
Show me that the good life doesn’t consist in its length, but in its use, and that it is possible—no,
entirely too common—for a person who has had a long life to have lived too little.”
—SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 49.10b
here’s no need to show Seneca. Show yourself. That no matter how many years you’re ultimately
given, your life can be clearly and earnestly said to have been a long and full one. We all know
someone like that—someone we lost too early but even now think, If I could do half of what they did, I’ll
consider my life well lived.
The best way to get there is by focusing on what is here right now, on the task you have at hand—big
or small. As he says, by pouring ourselves fully and intentionally into the present, it “gentle[s] the passing
of time’s precipitous flight.”