Is there any meaning? (Nihilism, Antinatalism, Cosmology, Philosophy, Morality & Existentialism)

Timestamps:

00:00 - Framing Antinatalism, Nonexistence, and Life’s "Joy"

01:15 - Big Questions: Why Am I Here, Children, and the Future

06:08 - Survival, Quality of Life, and Suffering as Wisdom

11:04 - Abundance, Overindulgence, and Entitlement

13:14 - Internet Abundance, Early YouTube, and Attention Capture

15:59 - Notifications, Addiction, and Unrealistic Expectations

19:04 - Digital Escapism, Safe Spaces, and Creative Value

22:31 - Deep Thinking, Rumination, and Burnout with Age

29:48 - Are We Alone? Life Across the Galaxy and Icy Moons

33:06 - Primitive Tools, Biosignatures, and Detectability

38:44 - Preference Not to Find Civilisations; Implications of Solitude

44:01 - Resources, Sustainability, and Leaving Earth

46:53 - Mining, Departure from Solar System, and Tech Limits

53:09 - Cosmic Meaning: Indifference, Specialness, and Reality

01:03:00 - Wanting Answers, Harsh Realities, and Human Uniqueness

01:11:26 - Earthly Priorities: AI, Pandemics, Authoritarianism, and Resources

01:15:52 - Choosing No Kids, Solitude, and Performative Culture

01:27:23 - Coping and Liberation: Psychedelics, Meditation, and Euphoria

01:30:58 - Thrown-into-Pool Analogy, Suffering, and Generational Change

01:37:41 - Was Any of It Worth It? Reflections on Resilience

01:39:48 - Impermanence, Coping, and the Universe’s Fate

01:50:07 - (Not Suicidal…) Questioning the Purpose and Ethics of Existence

01:54:57 - Coping vs True Happiness & Closing Thoughts