Is the Hedgehog's dilemma real?

Is the Hedgehog's dilemma real?

I have some friends who have never fought or offended.

Ah, this explains a lot for me.

Yes it's real, it's not good at all.

First I've heard of it, so thanks for clueing me in.

It makes for a cute image, but no, not really. I don't really think it describes what actually draws people together & pushes them apart very well.

People make friends & relationships because humans are naturally social creatures and it's in our instincts to do so, not because we all live in a cold wasteland (even a metaphorically cold one) -- loneliness etc is an internal, not external pressure.

And when we don't get too close to each other, it's for similarly internal reasons -- there are dozens. Not always because other people are 'prickly' and we'd otherwise get 'hurt.' I mean, yeah, that can happen, and it sucks, but some people just AREN'T that 'prickly', and some people do forge extremely fucking close relationships that last a lifetime; hell, sometimes when people have a group of 'friends' (acquaintances) who they keep at arm's length, it's because they have a core group of extremely close friends, family members, their spouse, etc, who they're very emotionally intimate with. In other words, their need for 'closeness' is already being met.

Basically, it seems like a pretty cool story and it'll definitely stick with me, but when you really look at it, it's pretty much just self-indulgent wanking. In that way it's by no means unique in philosophy, though.

Get in fucking robot

Yes.

Hmm very Symbolic yes

*Sniffs*

>i asked on /a/ if they think he's seen eva
>got deleted

Such a dilemma isn't a real life situation since most people won't even consider the option of growing old alone.

Gib original pic with the Bulgarian doggo

It's not. Schopenhauer was an asshole and that was his excuse for not having friends.