Is there any hidden merit to maintaining thoughts/beliefs/dreams that realistically seem to serve no purpose?
To clarify, let's say you have a dream you want to achieve that you know for certain is impossible. Or, you have some idealistic belief that you know you can't instate into reality in your lifetime (whether that's due to you not wanting it enough, it being impossible, or other factors). Is there a point to keep thinking about it, to complain about not being able to do it, and to dedicate resources to it in general?
Do you lose anything by giving up on such a belief? Does the existence of this belief by itself have some meaning? Or is it better to just forget about it and focus on what you can do instead? Maybe it's better to not forget it completely but not dedicate many resources to it either?
>>17493631
Sigh... I ask myself stuff like this all the time. Honestly, I just like to day dream about idealistic bullshit all the time- it makes me happy. At the same time, I know it's a fucking waste of time and I'm wasting my life away with ideas that will never, ever happen. Maybe if we can do something with our psyche that somehow makes our visions into reality?! idfk. bump.
>>17493631
"It is only by dreaming the impossible that we discover how much more is possible than we thought"