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> Enjoy life, nobody signed any contract with the universe that they'll be the "inventor" and "great artist" and so on. On top of that, many of those we consid
by batty_alex 8y ago
> Enjoy life, nobody signed any contract with the universe that they'll be the "inventor" and "great artist" and so on.
On top of that, many of those we consider great did so in retrospect or late in life. I say, follow their example and enjoy the journey. Maybe you'll find that after you die you managed to do something important. Maybe not, but you'll have died doing something that's meaningful to you.
> and it's the idea of this unlimited potential that is a dangerous and damaging americanism peddled by snake-oil self-help gurus?
Whoa, whoa, whoa! You're down-playing one of our main exports there, buddy!
I will say, there is some wisdom in some of the those "self-help" ideas. They just beat you over the head with the same wisdom until you can't take it anymore and submit to their will.