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> if we make majority of people feel "beneath" the median path in life, most of them are bound to become depressed How does encouraging people to find passions
by wolverine876 4y ago
> if we make majority of people feel "beneath" the median path in life, most of them are bound to become depressed
How does encouraging people to find passions and live them communicate that they are beneath some median path? It tells them they are valuable, and that their passion is important.
- burntoutfire 4y agoIt's not what I meant. Let me rephrase. Most people will end up with an ordinary life (the "median path") - you simply can't have say a hundred million extraordinary people in a nation of 300m. Unfortunately, with the current programming which shows being average/ordinary as something lesser, a lot of them are going to end up seriously bummed out by where they end up in life.
- wolverine876 4y agoI see what you mean, but I disagree with the conclusion: First, everyone grows up and discovers they won't be an astronaut or Messi or President; it's not such an emotional hardship. Much better to reach for your dreams and make the best you can of them than to never have tried. There's nothing wrong with a little failure, (and less wrong with a lot!).
- AussieWog93 4y ago>It tells them they are valuable Does it? >and that their passion is important. Yes, but this is the point. Whatever passion young students have is unlikely to propel them through life and satisfy them.
- wolverine876 4y ago> Whatever passion young students have is unlikely to propel them through life and satisfy them. What is that based on? I think it's quite the opposite: With some flexibility and creativity, you can make your life about something you're passionate about. I have little doubt about it.