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I think your mother's advice was well-meaning, for sure. I would qualify it as follows: FOR WHAT OTHERS THINK: You shouldn't care what most people think of yo
by akulbe 4y ago
I think your mother's advice was well-meaning, for sure. I would qualify it as follows:
FOR WHAT OTHERS THINK:
You shouldn't care what most people think of you. Ones that matter: your boss, your spouse, (if you are religious) your Maker.
The others don't get the same weight.
FOR "STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES...":
This one doesn't work. Words can (and do) hurt, and we should be careful what we say to others. But having the framework of the previous piece of advice, helps take the sting out of it if someone says something to you that is harmful/hurtful.
- Bilal_io 4y ago> You shouldn't care what most people think of you. Ones that matter: your boss, your spouse, (if you are religious) your Maker. I agree, but even those can be limited. I care about my boss' opinion when it comes to my work and what I do while paid. For a spouse, there are limits as well, hard to think of specific examples, but I guess it depends on the couple. For my creator, he wouldn't care whether I prefer Angular over React, or .Net over Java. As long as the choice is not made out of malice, for example I pick Rust for a greenfield project with a deadline even though I don't know Rust and hoping to learn it.