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So basically the book is teaching people to accept their mediocrity and be happy? Kinda like brainwashing people into being less ambitious, to counteract the br
by _cs2017_ 6y ago
So basically the book is teaching people to accept their mediocrity and be happy? Kinda like brainwashing people into being less ambitious, to counteract the brainwashing they experienced that made them too ambitious relative to their potential and abilities?
- Shorel 6y agoIt's a very popular topic. See the biblical book of Job. Countless self-help books. Scientology. Paulo Coelho books. And so on.
- sdwr 6y agoThose sound more like expectations/goals/perspectives. Brainwashing reads like someone is jamming this stuff down your throat
- _cs2017_ 6y agoYeah, brainwashing carries a negative connotation. I'm not sure what the right verb would be. "Persuading" is too weak, since we're talking about changing the person's fundamental value system away from being too ambitious.
- pjmlp 6y agoNot everyone wants to go up the ladder all the way to the top, many are happy to deliver whatever makes the customer happy with what is being asked today, without caring about what is going to be the next great thing, most likely already legacy in 5 years timeframe. The dark matter developers that don't care one second online communities like HN and Reddit do exist, never got paid to attend a conference even on their own town, and have more things to do with their life than hunting for stars on github after work.