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"If you can't come to peace with that possibility, this approach isn't for you." Sure, but i mean in the sense that what you suggest is not a viable method for
by DannyBee 7y ago
"If you can't come to peace with that possibility, this approach isn't for you."
Sure, but i mean in the sense that what you suggest is not a viable method for a lot of projects, unless, as you say, they also disconnect completely from the world.
That is not the same as existential futility - it is going off grid.
- rectang 7y agoI vehemently disagree with this false dichotomy that either a project must strive endlessly or exile itself. Gradations are possible, and the way you achieve them is by strategically choosing the terms of engagement. Embracing existential futility puts you in a state of mind to accept the consequences of subsequent concrete actions which limit future prospects of glory.
- DannyBee 7y agoYou can vehemently disagree. " Gradations are possible, and the way you achieve them is by strategically choosing the terms of engagement." In my experience, you are simply wrong. You don't get to actually make this happen. You may want it to happen, and i agree it would be very nice. But it is also unrealistic, in the same way lots of polarizing things are but shouldn't be. So you may not like that dichotomy, but in my experience, it is the practical effect. I'd love to see your examples of projects that are both fairly successful and choose somewhere along the gradient you have in mind.