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I have the same feeling as a traveler. There's always a Greater Badass who has been on the same adventures as you, but roughed it out the entire way. There's an
by nicbou 4y ago
I have the same feeling as a traveler. There's always a Greater Badass who has been on the same adventures as you, but roughed it out the entire way. There's an 80 year old guy who did it in half the time, and another that did it on one foot. It's hard to look back at an identity-defining motorcycle trip, and realise that it's not that special.
In a way though, it's liberating. One-upping the entire world is so out of reach that you can focus on your own experience. Just go there and have your fun.
If my place in the universe is to be a mediocre artist and a passable rider, so be it.
- CGamesPlay 4y agoI agree with your conclusion here. And a big thing to keep in mind is that you are that guy to a lot of the people you’ll meet. As an expat living in exotic places, I find that I consistently impress people with my story and meet people with more impressive stories than me, often on the same day.
- ohwellhere 4y agoSage advice. In comparing ourselves to others -- wealth, beauty, fitness, career, etc -- we tend to look up (and feel unsuccessful) rather than look down (and feel successful).
- lexapro 4y ago>There's an 80 year old guy who did it in half the time Isn't that worse when it comes to travelling? I'd rather experience 7 things in 7 days than 7 things in 2 days.
- checkyoursudo 4y agoSome people are speed-runners, and some people are completionists, but most people are just "filthy casuals," and we're fine with that. :)
- bsenftner 4y agoIt's all about the bragging rights, everything, every moment you feel is worth remembering: so you can tell others. But that is not a bad thing, we're social animals. We just need to drop the competitive aspect and share joy in others achievements, rather than use them as a mirror for self depreciation.
- marssaxman 4y ago> In a way though, it's liberating. One-upping the entire world is so out of reach that you can focus on your own experience. Just go there and have your fun. I haven't gotten my head around that one. If I'm nothing but some random nobody and nothing I do really matters, why should I care about my own experience enough to focus on it? What's the fun in randomly killing time? If that's all it's about, I might as well just zone out and watch netflix, or whatever the easiest way to kill time happens to be.
- Victerius 4y agohttps://media.tenor.com/R4bqdpchzfoAAAAd/buzz-lightyear-factory.gif https://media.tenor.com/R4bqdpchzfoAAAAd/buzz-lightyear-fact...
- ohwellhere 4y agoThe blessing and the curse is that you get to choose. Choose Netflix, choose a hobby, choose a career, choose a family, pick several of the above, and/or choose to try to surmount the mountain and be the best among billions. There's no meaning of life, but there's the meaning you choose for your life. As with best practices in goals and games, I suggest placing meaning in the choices where success is defined by what is within your control, not on what is outside of your control.
- mikrl 4y agoBut why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin’ else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you’ve got the internet?
- dento 4y agoLife has no meaning. We are all as insignificant as grains of sand on a beach. Uniqueness is a big lie that everyone wants to believe. If you enjoy watching netflix more than doing slightly-less-common experiences, you should probably do so. The point of not just passively consuming content is creating memories that can be enjoyed later as well, particularly when discussing with other people.