I don't try to justify my existence. No-one needs to earn a right to be.

its neutral that i exist and you have no particular reason to care other than we share a solidarity having to suffer the human condition.

good luck, you only get one shot

I didn't get much say in the matter so might as well enjoy the memes

My purpose for existing is not to do your homework. Stop being lazy and do your own work.

"Try and stop me."

What makes you assume I exist?

I exist. There's nothing to justify.

Capitalism creates a world in which you have to "earn" a living. But you exist and that should be enough.

When I meet people who share my ideals and principles, it feels like finding an oasis in a desert.

It's very likely that other people think the same of me. My existence ensures that some people won't feel alone in this world.

To produce art that, however slightly, affects the world. I don't care if anyone agrees or cares, I just need to make it.

I have a cheat code: I work for others. My work helps performances happen, which in turn do bring entertainment and/or depth to audiences. Also I love my office

No one needs to justify their existence. Existence is valuable in and of itself, not derived from what you can do or be or experience.

"In the same way that your heart feels and your mind thinks, you, mortal beings, are the instrument by which the universe cares. If you choose to care, then the universe cares. If you don’t, it doesn't."

Because there's only one of me. And if I weren't me, then nobody would be me.

I already exist, and that's enough justification on its own. Whether you care or not doesn't make a difference.

Now, swap around "I" and "you".

I didn't ask to exist. I exist and you are not required to care. Whether my existence is good is a philosophical debate.

However showing empathy and understanding to your fellow sapients is a virtue.

IMHO, there's no such thing as a reason to exist. It was imposed, by a principle that exists beyond the existing cosmos, to all existing things (every star stuff, thus it's not just me and you). One of our duties is to let go of anthropocentric pretensions that "only we humans are trapped into existence", for countless fauna and flora are in the same ship as us, many of which were already here before the first hominin ever existed. And similarly, we must let go of the geocentric pretensions that "only earthlings are trapped into existence", for countless celestial bodies (statistically likely to be cosmic petri dishes of self-rearranging structures aka life) throughout the cosmos have existed way before Sol (the star around which this Pale Blue Dot have been orbiting) got its form. I got some spiritual beliefs on top of that (Demiurge vs Cosmic Mother, unfolding of fractals of this cosmic strife, Lucifer and Lilith, , etc) but for this specific question, I'm trying to keep it objective and more grounded on scientific reality, which is the universe is an ongoing system of unfolding causality, subjected to thermodynamic entropy, in which baryonic and nonbaryonic matter are fated to interact pointlessly and react in strictly mathematical manners. Exactly: a pure, mathematical fate. C'est la vie.

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So that I can reduce suffering in the world

I have no justification I'm afraid. I kinda just suck.

im just here so i don't get fined

Is it good that anyone exists over anyone else?

Unless you've knowingly caused some irrevocable abhorrent harm to others then you're just as deserving of your existence as anyone else.

We're all here without our consent, some even by complete accident - might as well do something with it, even if its just living a quiet life surrounded by those who love you.

I have none. I exist now but did not before and eventually will not again.

It's self-evident

You seem to be under the impression that I think my existence is a good thing.

I’m just here to keep the pretzel population in check.

i'm not as dumb as you, for starters.

It's none of your business

I live and grow more powerful to spite my enemies.

I guess I have none, but I also don't really feel like offing myself.

That's a very loaded question. Nobody asked to be born. Why is Trump still existing? What good has he brought?

Fuck you. I don't owe you a reason for a goddamn thing.

i have a damn good reason but i'm not gonna tell people because my whole life i've faced rejection for who i really am because other people are superficial assholes who fail to comprehend something meaningful when they see it.

Great question!

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Why is anything good? Existence isn't a question of value.

What makes your existence any more or less meaningful than a speck of dust in some distant nebula? Does the fact that we breathe, shit, and wax poetic about the hallucinations we derive from our bundles of nerves really amount to anything when we know how impermanent it is? I say no

There is no meaning to life - there is no good or bad for being around at any one time.

Some people try to fill this hole by convincing themselves that service to others, or great accomplishments in their eyes, will somehow tip some cosmic scale and demonstrate/reward their goodness.

The bee doesn't examine it's own life, yet many believe their lives are worth living (because it benefits other life).

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No help here, I guess.

Couldn't give you an answer beyond my passion for listening to music, watching cartoons/anime, writing fanfiction/other works ( very slowly ), and playing games. General life love things for me, I guess.

I find pleasure and having fun to be a good enough reason for me to exist right now.