Schopenhauer claimed that love is a biological illusion for the survival of a species.
This is such an outdated argument. Honestly if you think about it it’s absolute bullshit.
1. Whether an individual would consciously and explicitly choose reproductive burden for an abstract future child
2. Whether an individual can be retrospectively satisfied that their love served their own wellbeing, even if its origin was reproductive
When things don't go your way:
Blaming yourself (x)
- self-deprecating
- depressing
- you feel small
"Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus wouldn't want me to be like this" (o)
- inspiring
- reminds you of spinosaurus
- you realize spinosaurus has your back