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Why is making close friends as an adult so hard? Aristotle said real friendship requires living together and sharing your days, something almost nobody does anymore. Schopenhauer's porcupine parable might explain the rest. What happens when neither solution is available to you?

Let's discuss the idea of cancel culture and its relation to problematic philosophers and public figures in general. We will try to see if and when cancel culture can be useful, and when we should cancel a thinker.

Discover why Buddha never actually said 'life is suffering' and how this famous misquote led to the ultimate philosophical showdown with Schopenhauer. Learn the real difference between Buddhist wisdom and Western pessimism through this hilarious office meme explanation.

What did Schopenhauer actually mean by that?

We explain philosophy memes so you actually know why you're laughing.