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I've been toying with the ideas of existentialism (with a touch of absurdism) in my hard-fought battle against nihilism.

I've finally found some peace in the following:

• The universe has no divine plan for us or our purpose
• It is up to us to determine what gives our life meaning

And in thinking of this, I came to the following core aspirations of my existence (in no exact order):

• Knowledge
• Joy
• Love
• Activism

I do believe, as you said, that curiosity is a fundamental and uniting facet of humanity. It is truly remarkable what we can achieve, especially with the vast wealth of information at our fingertips. I have finally gotten back to making time for tinkering (both physically and philosophically).

I feel like I am rediscovering parts of myself that had disappeared into the void of monotony. Thank you for sharing your joy and curiosity. Your science fiction universe sounds wonderful. The fact that one mind can create such a thing is a wonder, in and of itself.