simply look at people who struggle, they don't lack purpose but rather material realization

of course the school drop-out or trapped office worker lacks purpose *in the mediated way*, they don't see a purpose because their material circumstances don't allow that. but it is wrong to assume that one can suffer from nothing, that is taugological and needs a negative assurance, which, again, is a wrong definition

simplifying the concept of "struggling" to a seemingly one-dimensional 'material circumstances' feels reductive from my pov, but i'm not going to use my own experience on a public site to prove a point that isn't supposed to be personal. additionnally i don't consider myself educated or well-read enough on the subject to argue further. so i'm just going to disagree and thank you for the interesting convo

that is fine
you're always invited to come back once you have something else to say and i will reply