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> It bothers me that as a generation, we are rejecting our parents way to play the game, when instead we should be rejecting the game. I think this is the init
by tobtoh 15y ago
> It bothers me that as a generation, we are rejecting our parents way to play the game, when instead we should be rejecting the game.
I think this is the initial reaction to many 1st gen asians struggling to work out the paths to success. But I think in reality we don't need to reject our parents methods or the game itself - we just need to adjust our way of thinking.
If I use the analogy of building accommodation - if you lived in New York, you would learn how to build a high rise apartment block, if you lived in Montana, you might learn how to build a single story farm house. If your New York builder parents moved to Montana, your high rise building skills would not be as successful in Montana - it doesn't mean that your parents are at fault, or that the fundamentals of building theory are incorrect or bad. Nor is the 'game' (in this case, how to build accommodation) in itself at fault.
Most people will not experience the move from 'NYC' to 'Montana' and won't understand the challenges that it entails. For those that do, we don't need to reject our parents methods or rail against 'the system' - we just need to recognise that things are different and that we need to adapt.