“Happiness is a trap. It can’t last forever. Let’s say you meet the love of your life, well, it’s still gonna end. It’s inevitable, whether by the slow pull of a disease, or the shock of loose footing on a hiking trail, whether it be the corrosion of two personalities that reshape each other until they’re incompatible, or maybe the old stranger in a bar who says the things that need to be said, to that person, that night. The point is, happiness always ends. Best case scenario, think about this. Best case is that you die at the same time. Yikes.”
I mean literally everything will end, entropy is the ultimate force in the universe. But while that means your happiness is not going to last, it also means your saddness will not last either. This realization that nothing lasts creates sort of an obligation to just live in and experience the present moment.
I’ve been considering watching this and Bojack Horseman based on little snippets like this one, but have been disappointed in the past by other shows that don’t really keep the energy going. Is the rest of it like this?
This quote is from the most recent episode that aired in December last year. It varies wildly in quality, with seasons 5 and 6 in particular having a lot of episodes that aren’t very good, but I think season 7 was an improvement (it’s also when they got rid of Roiland). There’s plenty of nihilistic “ha ha everything sucks” humor like this, but some of their best episodes have heartwarming moments in them.
“Happiness is a trap. It can’t last forever. Let’s say you meet the love of your life, well, it’s still gonna end. It’s inevitable, whether by the slow pull of a disease, or the shock of loose footing on a hiking trail, whether it be the corrosion of two personalities that reshape each other until they’re incompatible, or maybe the old stranger in a bar who says the things that need to be said, to that person, that night. The point is, happiness always ends. Best case scenario, think about this. Best case is that you die at the same time. Yikes.”
- Rick and Morty (of course)
I mean literally everything will end, entropy is the ultimate force in the universe. But while that means your happiness is not going to last, it also means your saddness will not last either. This realization that nothing lasts creates sort of an obligation to just live in and experience the present moment.
I’ve been considering watching this and Bojack Horseman based on little snippets like this one, but have been disappointed in the past by other shows that don’t really keep the energy going. Is the rest of it like this?
Going into anything with low expectations is usually best.
This quote is from the most recent episode that aired in December last year. It varies wildly in quality, with seasons 5 and 6 in particular having a lot of episodes that aren’t very good, but I think season 7 was an improvement (it’s also when they got rid of Roiland). There’s plenty of nihilistic “ha ha everything sucks” humor like this, but some of their best episodes have heartwarming moments in them.