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>That’s helpful to other people who do have some privilege yet aren’t as fulfilled as they “should be”. you're just doubling down on what i'm taking aim at. yo
by throwlaplace 7y ago
>That’s helpful to other people who do have some privilege yet aren’t as fulfilled as they “should be”.
you're just doubling down on what i'm taking aim at. you want to be more fulfilled despite all of your privilege? go live in a 3rd world country for a couple of years you'll be fulfilled beyond measure when you return. or hell go work as a teacher in a poor urban school district.
- ironmagma 7y agoThat isn’t really how life works. I’ve been through unspeakable pain (literally, no words to describe it), and in the midst of it it felt that if the pain ever ended, I would be thankful for every day — because it was a day without pain. One day the pain had subsided, and at first that was true. But years later, it’s hard not to just take each day the same way as I did before the pain. Knowledge of the worst doesn’t really improve your day to day, although it can put it into perspective. It’s the same as if a parent died. People don’t become happier after experiencing that kind of sadness, if anything it makes them more sad. I doubt if everyone in the world who was privileged took a weeklong trip to the most undeveloped, rough living conditions on earth, that much would change long term.
- throwlaplace 7y ago>I doubt if everyone in the world who was privileged took a weeklong trip to the most undeveloped, rough living conditions on earth, that much would change long term. I said years for a reason. I'm living proof of this having a tremendous effect on outlook, have spent many years living a village in Africa after undergrad.