Why Do We Do Anything?

Thanks to MAINGEAR for speeding up everything for us. Check out the VYBE line that’s making up the core of Matt’s new studio -- and use code CREATE for a free additional year of warranty on desktops: https://maingear.com/ref/656/ Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thecreateunknown For the last few weeks of 2022, we’ve been getting pretty existential. We’ve provided some valuable rules for life, estimated the longevity of YouTube, and even taught you how to avoid being a LOSER. But, for our very special year-end episode, we decided to take on the biggest question of them all, the one to tie them all together – what’s the point? Why do we even do anything? We kick things off by reading the tweet that started this whole discussion. The gist is that kids these days are doing NOTHING, and there’s a lot to unpack there. The internet makes things a lot easier for many of us, but it also comes with its own share of problems. When it’s easy to find a niche for yourself and your interests, it’s a whole lot harder to go outside of yourself and actually DO anything. Then Kevin comes to the conclusion that things that used to be pretty common knowledge aren’t so universally understood anymore. We pick apart a tweet that criticizes the holiday season, claiming that everybody should just buy their own gifts to be happy, and we get into just how wrong that mentality can be.  It might be tough, but everybody has to come up with a reason to do something, and why it matters in the first place. Continuing with our holiday theme, we discuss why we even ask ourselves what the meaning of Christmas is, and why it’s important to remind yourself why you do what you do. That comes with some traps of its own though, and we lay out just how to avoid them to stay productive when you have to come up with a reason for it all. Then Kevin takes us in a bit of a grim direction, but it’s a necessary detour. We talk about the sadness of losing a child versus the acceptance of losing someone elderly, and the importance of potential. Almost everyone agrees that potential is a valuable thing, and if that’s the case, don’t you have the obligation to do something with yours? We end on an optimistic note by talking about the infectiousness of caring. If you put in the effort and DO something, people are gonna notice. When they do, it spreads like a disease, and providing that example for somebody is one of the best things you can do. We want to thank everyone for another wonderful year of The Create Unknown. Thank you to everyone who tunes in live every week, and to our patrons who continue to make this show happen. You guys are the best. We’ll see you all in 2023 for another year of making something and meaning something. You love anime. You love tea. Get 10% off your order with code CREATE at The Dragon's Treasure: https://www.thedragonstreasure.com/ Buy our T-shirts: https://www.thecreateunknown.com/store/ Join our Discord to talk with artists, creators, and fans of the finer things in online life: http://discord.gg/tcu Apple: http://bit.ly/TheCreateUnknownApple Spotify: http://bit.ly/TheCreateUnknownSpotify Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/TheCreateUnknownGooglePodcasts CREDITS:  Hosts: Kevin Lieber and Matt Tabor  Produced and Edited by Ben Webster → https://twitter.com/benwebsterTCU  "Created in the Unknown" theme by Basswaite: https://linktr.ee/Basswaite   Theme by Mega Drive → http://megadrivemusic.com   Opening Animation: Kidmograph  City Animation: Eric Langlay  "The Create Unknown" is produced by Unknown Media.  CONNECT WITH US:  » Chat with us on DISCORD: https://discord.gg/qAQV3Jw   » Follow us on TWITTER: http://twitter.com/createunknown   » Follow us on INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/thecreateunknown   » Follow us on FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/thecreateunknown   » View our website: https://thecreateunknown.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices