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human
What does Kierkegaard mean with regret?

Considering the following:

 “Marry, and you will regret it; don’t marry, you will also regret it; marry or don’t marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the world’s foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the world’s foolishness or weep over it, you will regret both. Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you will also regret it… Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don’t hang yourself, you’ll regret it either way; whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret both. This, gentlemen, is the essence of all philosophy.”

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*Gift dig, du vil fortryde det; gift dig ikke, du vil også fortryde det; gift dig eller gift dig ikke, du vil fortryde begge dele; enten du gifter dig, eller du ikke gifter dig, du fortryder begge dele. Le ad verdens dårskaber, du vil fortryde det; græd over dem, du vil også fortryde det; le ad verdens dårskaber eller græd over dem, du vil fortryde begge dele; enten du ler ad verdens dårskaber, eller du græder over dem, du fortryder begge dele. Troe en pige, du vil fortryde det; troe hende ikke, du vil også fortryde det; troe en pige eller troe hende ikke, Du vil fortryde begge dele; enten du troer en pige eller du ikke troer hende, Du vil fortryde begge dele. Hæng dig, du vil fortryde det; hæng dig ikke, du vil også fortryde det; hæng dig eller hæng dig ikke, Du vil fortryde begge dele; enten du hænger dig, eller du ikke hænger dig, du vil fortryde begge dele. Dette, mine herrer, er indbegrebet af al Leve-Viisdom.* 

  
― Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or: A Fragment of Life

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Does Kierkegaard really mean that we will feel "repentant" either way or does he mean something else?
gpt
Regret is the inevitable consequence of decisions. When choosing to do something there's always something else that could have been done instead, (ie pursuing one career, learning an instrument, playing a video game). It's impossible not to be aware of this without some extreme ostrich-tier blinkers.