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Yeah, that parable only works if you don’t have children and you live in a country with a large social safety net with a large economy to support it. Of course,
by chaostheory 4y ago
Yeah, that parable only works if you don’t have children and you live in a country with a large social safety net with a large economy to support it. Of course, if too many people take the fisherman’s route, there won’t be a large enough economy to support that social safety net.
- maccard 4y agoThat's a very literal interpretation of the story. Another interpretation is that there are multiple paths to your goals that can be very very different and lead to the same destination.
- Dudeman112 4y ago>Another interpretation is that there are multiple paths to your goals that can be very very different and lead to the same destination That's a very generous interpretation of the story that ignores the adjectives used to describe the businessman and the fisherman
- chaostheory 4y agoBecause imo it’s not a very useful parable. It ignores a good portion of reality in order to make its narrative work.