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Interesting how apparently adventurous parts of life and safe parts of life are mutually exclusive.

by alyx 18y ago

akd 18y ago
Adventure requires exploring the unknown. Thus, you never know whether you will be taking the "safer" path, but that's the fun.
- andreyf 18y ago
  Meh, you're stretching the metaphor. Adventuring "into the unknown" doesn't have to be financially risky - you could explore it at a university or big R&D lab, without much risk of market failure.
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  - ryanwaggoner 18y ago
    Not if you're an entrepreneur.
fallentimes 18y ago
I don't think anyone said that. But for something to be truly an adventure, safety or a sense of safety, will be compromised at certain points along the way.
marvin 18y ago
I think the confusion is in the definition of "safe" - when I read "safe", I understand it to mean "will not cause major injury, great financial loss or permanent poverty". Most people considering a safe vs. adventurous route mistakes this kind of safety with "will not cause any emotional distress". In a modern guy's head, straying from "strictly" safe feels as dangerous as straying from "emotionally safe", probably because our modern society doesn't prepare us to deal with any reasonable amount of pain. A "physically and financially" safe adventure isn't an oxymoron, even in business. But in most cases, adventure entails a certain amount of distress between the successes. For instance, I fly airplanes for fun. I'm pretty sure this hobby will never hurt me, but it sure as hell doesn't always feel like that.
aspirant 18y ago
Forget the exclusivity, what we're talking about is the summum bonum: the ultimate goal according to which values and principles are established. A person whose summum bonum is maximum comfort and security will have a very different life than if they had instead pursued creativity, justice, progress, etc. above all else. We're not talking about the abolishment of comfort and security, but rather their subjugation to what is greater.

Interesting how apparently adventurous parts of life and safe parts of life are mutually exclusive.

by alyx 18y ago

Interesting how apparently adventurous parts of life and safe parts of life are mutually exclusive.

akd 18y ago

Adventure requires exploring the unknown. Thus, you never know whether you will be taking the "safer" path, but that's the fun.

andreyf 18y ago
Meh, you're stretching the metaphor. Adventuring "into the unknown" doesn't have to be financially risky - you could explore it at a university or big R&D lab, without much risk of market failure.
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- ryanwaggoner 18y ago
  Not if you're an entrepreneur.

fallentimes 18y ago

I don't think anyone said that. But for something to be truly an adventure, safety or a sense of safety, will be compromised at certain points along the way.

marvin 18y ago

I think the confusion is in the definition of "safe" - when I read "safe", I understand it to mean "will not cause major injury, great financial loss or permanent poverty". Most people considering a safe vs. adventurous route mistakes this kind of safety with "will not cause any emotional distress". In a modern guy's head, straying from "strictly" safe feels as dangerous as straying from "emotionally safe", probably because our modern society doesn't prepare us to deal with any reasonable amount of pain. A "physically and financially" safe adventure isn't an oxymoron, even in business. But in most cases, adventure entails a certain amount of distress between the successes. For instance, I fly airplanes for fun. I'm pretty sure this hobby will never hurt me, but it sure as hell doesn't always feel like that.

aspirant 18y ago

Forget the exclusivity, what we're talking about is the summum bonum: the ultimate goal according to which values and principles are established. A person whose summum bonum is maximum comfort and security will have a very different life than if they had instead pursued creativity, justice, progress, etc. above all else. We're not talking about the abolishment of comfort and security, but rather their subjugation to what is greater.