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It's very human to idolize your father, see them more than human, a super hero.
by HiroshiSan 9y ago
It's very human to idolize your father, see them more than human, a super hero.
- rabboRubble 9y agoFor me, the creep factor is a bit more than normal father idolization. Smacks of a alcoholic's family structure enabler / hero archetypes: http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/adult-children-addicted-alcoholic-parents/168187-roles-alcoholic-family.html http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/adult-children-addicted-... Don't get me wrong, I'm sympathetic to the author. Just hits a bit too close to home to some farked up family dynamics. There is nothing romantic about remembering your father by cracking a crappy beer and keeping a pull tab.
- coldtea 9y agoIt's also human to approach life as "we are all gonna die anyway, let's have fun while at it", even if it means a bad liver from alcohol or a broken spine from some extreme sport...
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- rf15 9y agoI'd argue idolization itself is a bad habit of people. Doesn't mean you can't appreciate people's work or strive to be more like them in their positive properties, but idolization itself is blind faith, which is not a good thing to have.
- rf15 9y agoI'm surprised I got downvoted for advocating divergent and critical thinking on HN.
- breakingcups 9y agoPlease don't comment on receiving downvotes. It's frowned upon in the guidelines. Your other comment stands on its own and doesn't seem heavily downvoted. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html