Repost from Quora: At what point does the phrase “carpe diem” become a meaningless hedonism?
Formostpeople,thephraseCarpediembecomesinstantlymeaninglessbecausetheydon’tunderstandwhatitmeans,orthecontextinwhichitwasfirstused.WhentheLatinpoetHoracefirstwrotethis2000yearsago,hewasn'tabouttogosky