Thank you for a rarely heard voice of reason among the sea of self-help-inspired virtue signaling. I find this culture of explicit expectation of anyone being

Thank you for a rarely heard voice of reason among the sea of self-help-inspired virtue signaling. I find this culture of explicit expectation of anyone being able to become anything at any age deeply depressing - not just for myself, but for society as a whole. It’s not hard to see the rising depression rates and the obvious relevant pathway towards it - society producing unrealistic expectations in the individual only to be shattered by uncaring reality X years later. This extreme blank slate-ism is simply inhumane at this point. We should acknowledge your simple model of individual human potential dependent on genetics, age and early learning. We should accept the fact that human neuroplasticity is a rapidly falling curve when plotted by age. With these truths in place we could develop objective evidence-based models of human potential and derive solid advice from these. Only such advice I would consider humane, while feel-good verbalizing should be considered abuse. If you think about it, professional sports training is structured not unlike this scheme. I wonder why we can’t accept this method for broader and more important sections of society.