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This still assumes a level of human equality that is belied in reality. Most people that are living good and healthy lives do not do so as a result of basic ap
by club_tropical 4y ago
This still assumes a level of human equality that is belied in reality. Most people that are living good and healthy lives do not do so as a result of basic aptitude + wanting + grinding (1) it out. They are more like a particular type of seed that moved about different soils until it found one it could flourish in. Anyone can do anything-ism implies that a watermelon seed can flourish in a rice field if it “wants enough”.
(1) grinding is a particular type of experience that deserves explanation. It is not merely working at something- it is the subjective personal experience of the work. I can code for an hour and be psychologically rejuvenated by it and my cousin could feel like she was in a prison for months. You will never grind your way to a satisfactory life; grinding is a symptom that you need to change the “soil” and that the “want” you have was memed into you and is unsuitable for you.
- Nomentatus 4y agoI"m over 65, I don't think you'll ever get to a truly satisfactory life without some grinding at self-introspection. Meditation is nothing if not a very deliberate grind. You can grind badly and not get a result from meditation, but you can't get a good result from meditation without grinding. A lot. Otherwise, I think we are agreeing, neither I nor the guy I'm in effect defending think that soils (privilege, fer instance) don't matter, or that humans aren't unequal. Four-year-old blocking not equal to 24-year-old blocking. I think I covered that. There are sometimes advantages in not being fully literal, which is lucky because language cannot but be vague (it's just a matter of degree.) Hence the tradeoffs, impressing the message firmly matters because the temptation to give ourselves excuses is difficult to fully elide.