“A life without suffering isn't worth living”
Agree
- Growth only comes through struggle
- Easy lives lack meaning and depth
- Overcoming challenges defines us
- Suffering reveals what truly matters
- Comfort breeds emptiness
Disagree
- That's romanticizing unnecessary pain
- Joy and love provide meaning
- Minimizing suffering should be the goal
- Some suffer far too much already
- Happiness itself has value
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