Zyryab
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Good point. I guess I was comparing it to the low bar of nihilism, which, I feel is a more parasitic meme than religion.
The good news is that you're young so you have a lot of time to improve yourself. This young woman may be the impetus for your newfound motivation, but you should first try to find an internal reason for self improvement in the off chance that things don't work out.
This is what I would do. Pick something that gives you meaning and work to get better at it a little bit every day. I'm a practical person, so if this thing is something people want (i e., Will pay you good money to do) even better. It will be hard. You will want to quit, but the better you get at it,
I recommend you show this to a doctor who treats patients with type I diabetes and see if it passes the intellectual Turing test. I don't believe the doctor is being represented accurately here.
Alternative view: Your friend has a deadly disease that requires regular doctor visits and prescriptions. It sucks. It's not fair, but it requires him to take some level of responsibility for his own care. He seems to have failed to do so by not keeping his appointments and letting his prescriptions run out. His doctor needs to see him and check his levels (presumably his A1c) to manage his diabetes. Your friend has unnecessarily escalated the situation by threatening... (read more)