Not sure I agree with being an outsider being good. Its maybe at best neutral and just drives your life in a different direction. Its a little vague on the deta

Not sure I agree with being an outsider being good. Its maybe at best neutral and just drives your life in a different direction. Its a little vague on the details about why. I grew up not being white enough to be white, not hispanic enough to be hispanic, never quite fit in anywhere and I think it sucked. Maybe the bullying built some character or something? hah. I don't feel real attachment to any culture. I visited the country one of my grand parents came from and felt no connection to the culture or the people other then I looked a little like them. Eventually I ended up moving across the country, NY to California. I don't really feel like a californian, but after a few years out here, The region of NY where I grew up doesn't really feel like home anymore. My family is mostly spread out now too. Its a weird feeling. I think I would attribute my "success" more to winning the lotto by being into computers at the right time then anything like growing up on the outside. The advice overall is probably fine, yeah go out and do new things that aren't comfortable. Glamorizing feeling like an outcast doesn't feel right to me. It would be interesting to hear what the authors kid thinks from their perspective too, instead of the parent who chose all of this. there could be some bias. Quick, post, Ive had lots of thoughts about feeling like an outsider.