|
|
Post by ETypeRegymon on Jan 17, 2016 13:22:50 GMT
Should've thought this up when we were reading Don Quixote, but whatever.
Life isn't always sunshine and rainbows. That should be obvious, from the smallest of problems like homework, to global issues like ISIS. Yet we're forced to live through it until we die. No pausing, no resets, no world randomizing, and in some aspects, no character customization. There's always something to throw you off (like the exam retake that ended up not happening), and how difficult life is (especially during childhood) has already been set in stone depending on your parents' circumstances. You could be born in a middle cluncool family and have some friends in a normal childhood, born in poverty where you're unlikely to live past being an infant, or born in a rich family where high expectations are put on you.
So, what's the point of reality? Because to me, fiction is way more fun. Unlike reality, fiction doesn't move unless you want it to. You can stop reading a book or pause a video game anytime you want, and it'll stay that way until you get back in there. You're never in a threat when it comes to fiction, yet you can transport to a world where schools teach you magic or where teenagers command monsters. And you can change anytime you want, play a different game, watch a different movie, read a different book whenever you don't like that piece of fiction.
Again, what's the point of reality? Is it just because we can't leave it? I'm pretty biased about this (seriously, my signature is utter gibberish to anyone who hasn't experienced that world (as in playing that game)), so that's why I'm asking.
|
|
|
|
Post by mayurika98 on Jan 17, 2016 13:53:04 GMT
This is a question that has run across my mind plenty of times in my late hours of insomnia. It is true that many people would much rather prefer the fictional world rather than reality because of the constant ruts we are put in. However, I still prefer reality. I guess it totally depends on your perspective of the world and how bad a situation can get for you. I can handle my problems pretty well so I would like to exist in the real world for a longer time. I think it's curiosity that leads us to both reality and the fiction world. We are curious to see what will happen int eh future so we keep living in the real world. We are also curious to see ideal realities so we make up fictional worlds to satisfy ourselves.
To me the ultimate question is, who cares? Whenever I find myself questioning about reality and the point of living I just end it with a simple, who cares. Some people care enough to complete all the tasks society expects us to do such as get a successful- well payed job and raise a family. Some people don't care at all and live life with no responsibilities. I like to think that there is a end to everything and that there are no infinities. We all die anyways, even in video games.
|
|
|
|
Post by jungseunghoon16 on Jan 17, 2016 16:21:08 GMT
I honestly totally agree with the question what is the point of reality. As seniors and we all probably have senioritis, we try to escape reality and want to live our lives based on fiction as Regy mentioned earlier. I look at it like this. Reality exists because fiction exist and because of our imagination. We try to make our lives perfect and go the way we want it to without expecting less. We expect too much from ourselves because of our ambition. We do live accordingly to our ambition. We have hope and we continue to live in reality and realize that we are in reality through the fiction that we make in our imagination. It is quite a bit like inception with reality, ambition, and our imagination which actually turns out to be just greed.
|
|
|
|
Post by timmy on Jan 22, 2016 5:06:57 GMT
It is human nature to want to be superior to others. Fiction can't do that. There is no one to compete against. You are the absolute being, no competition.
It is only in reality that humans compete against one another and try to win. It is the victorious feeling that makes reality so real.
|
|
|
|
Post by melody on Jan 22, 2016 16:15:21 GMT
Well, agreeing with Regy, I sometimes don't get the point why people are forcing others to face the reality. It's because I (myself) sometimes have a problem facing it. Sometimes, I just want to avoid or escape from reality and hide in to my room watching TV. However, I do know I have to face the reality. It's because we can always make the reality more fun than the fantasy that we're living on. When we get in too much, we can be confused between reality and fantasy. Perhaps, it's hard for us to face the reality at this time because we have a lot of things going on. We fear the rejection of college, grades, parents and other social uncoolociations. Well, at least, I do. That's why we try to hide ourselves from reality. However, I do know, we feel so good when we're having a wonderful time in reality. We won't even think about the fantasy we had. Having your own fantasy world makes you creative and positive, however, too much of it can cause you mythomania or confused with reality.
|
|
|
|
Post by Jooyoung on Jan 22, 2016 22:44:17 GMT
This is an interesting topic! Since our reality is constructed out of fiction, aren't we all living in fiction? Our identities that we have attributed to ourselves, aren't they simply our "wanna-be" imagination? Also, isn't the society we live in controlled by media which governs what information should be released and what shouldn't be? I believe we actually spend more time in fictional world than the real world.
|
|
|
|
Post by graceyichen on Jan 23, 2016 3:37:48 GMT
Cool thought Regy! I don’t know what the point of reality is, but what can we do?
Just like you said, we’re forced to live through it until we die. There is no other reality. We can satisfy our desires, our loneliness, or anger, through our imaginations, but we’ll always be physically in this reality. We have to survive, we need food, money, a place to stay. Fiction have nothing solid to offer except to loosen our stress when we’re about to collapse. But we always have to wake up. So I guess to answer your question. Yeah, reality is just something we’ll never be able to leave.
|
|
|
|
Post by Emily on Jan 23, 2016 15:51:30 GMT
What is the point of reality? But aren't we living in reality? This is our lives we are all going through, no one else, and only we can experience what is going on to ourselves. It is true that we can never truly 'leave' reality, but there are moments in our lives where we can break away from all the stresses and problems in our lives and just relax. Perhaps the most obvious choice would be sleeping: when we sleep, we slip into our dreams which are essentially fiction. But technically aren't they also reality because we are experiencing them with our own bodies? They could just be another smaller part of our own individual realities unique to each person. But then again, maybe not. There are also many other times where we can 'slip' from our lives, like when we are immersed in a good book or a fun game, or just zoning out and daydreaming about the fun and relaxation we could be having at that moment.
|
|
|
|
Post by juliaj on Jan 23, 2016 16:47:27 GMT
I feel like there are no answers to the questions that are being brought up in this thread. We are left to contemplate the questions that are almost as old as humanity. What is reality? What do we live for? and so on. I think there is no "point" but the point that we make for ourselves. If the point of reality is for us to create a fiction, then that might be the answer to someone who thinks like that. Or, what is reality and fiction at all? The fiction might be what's real because it's what we create for ourselves, and isn't what we create even in theory, to an extent, real? Either way, I agree with the others that reality is inescapable because everything in it's own way is real.
|
|
|
|
Post by lucia on Jan 24, 2016 4:40:07 GMT
It's true that life can be stressful at times and I've seen adults turn to children's books, not because of nostalgia, but because of their deep desire to turn away from the world. So what's the point of reality when so many people are willing to escape it whether it be through books or games? Truth is it's nothing. Like some of you said, it's something that we should construct on our own. There's so much we could do in the non-physical but the point of reality is that it's real and that we should be able to do the things we do in our fictional world in the physical and make the changes we want to see.
|
|
|
|
Post by mohahaha on Jan 24, 2016 10:58:28 GMT
What I think the point of reality is just to really show you that it's not just easily to get of what you want. You need to work hard to get what you want, additionally that life will throw challenges, and achieving it gaining satisfaction, and still feeling grateful that you achieved it. While in fiction I feel like the aftermath, the reward isn't satisfying, and it's more of "you're forced to follow it" than you're free. And events occur other parts of the world.
|
|
|
|
Post by toomuchchanmin on Jan 24, 2016 11:35:02 GMT
What is the point of reality? Asking that is basically asking why do we even live. Why do we live? It's the ultimate question really.Many have different reasons to continue living. Personally I look at this in a religious perspective, but I bet most people don't think like me. I think its basic human instinct that drives us to remain in reality and live. After all, we automatically would try to dodge or flinch or get scared when we are in danger. We want to live, and I think there is nothing other than instinct that drives us to do so.
|
|
|
|
Post by anniee on Jan 31, 2016 4:20:09 GMT
I agree that sometimes, fiction is more enticing than the reality around us. This may be a reason to why books, movies, and video games are so appealing to some of us. We would love to be able to control our world, manipulate things to put ourselves at an advantage. However, this is no different from the greed that we always condemn during cluncool. Allowing us to get whatever we want means that we are always wanting, always desiring. As mohaha(?) said, reality is there to show us that we can't always get what we want, for attainment through no work only kindles the belief that we can still win without the hard work usually involved. Reality keeps us grounded, so that we can make realistic decisions about our environment and survive in the world that we actually live in.
|
|
|
|
Post by andrewcho77 on Jan 31, 2016 8:40:57 GMT
What's the point of reality? Because it's fun! Living, in reality, is really fun if you have positive thinking. Many people want to be perfect but people can't be perfect. We, as human beings, cannot be perfect in this world. We make mistakes and we wish we would have not mad that mistake. Sometimes a person wants to be the best in their imagination but what if you are the best? Then what's the point of trying or doing anything because you are the best. The reality is fun because of competition and that makes us move to our goals and not be lazy.
|
|
|
|
Post by ETypeRegymon on Jan 31, 2016 8:53:08 GMT
It is human nature to want to be superior to others. Fiction can't do that. There is no one to compete against. You are the absolute being, no competition. It is only in reality that humans compete against one another and try to win. It is the victorious feeling that makes reality so real. I beg to differ. One piece of fiction, namely video games, do offer difficult challenges to overcome. Old games like Ninja Gaiden and Ghost 'n' Goblins are notorious for being difficult. They're hailed as great games for the NES, partly because of one thing. Infinite tries. In games, it's fine to make difficult challenges, because upon failing, all you have to do is retry and improve from there. In reality, I doubt there's such a thing as second chances. Even after all the practice and studying, you can only attempt the final exam once. Even in online games where you play against other people, there's only so many times a person wants to give a rematch before they leave, possibly forever. Single player doesn't have that issue. You'll triumph in video games eventually. |
|
