GM Nostr. Permission to stop pretending granted. Collect your paycheck and go on your own journey. Make your "purpose" instead of "looking for it" somewhere else. Hint: when you walk the walk of living intentionally and enjoying the journey, the concept of "purpose" itself starts to look a bit silly. There’s no static purpose to your life. There are ever-evolving situations, needs, wills and experiments that move you from state A to B, to C to D, and so on. Even your "core" guiding principles evolve with your understanding of yourself and the world around you.