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> What you call complacency, I call contentment. Contentment and complacency are ostensibly the same thing, though the primary reason I tend towards the latter
by sombremesa 3y ago
> What you call complacency, I call contentment.
Contentment and complacency are ostensibly the same thing, though the primary reason I tend towards the latter term is because I think we ought to aspire to growth (in whatever sense you determine for yourself). That's just my opinion though. It's also worth noting that I have no way of knowing what others are aspiring to, aside from what happens in their life over the years (which can be a poor proxy, given the role of luck).
- gregd 3y agoThere is a component in contentment that I think is lacking in complacency...that of general happiness. So to me, they are not the same. As someone who has a growth mindset I can assure you that in corporations like Microsoft or Intel (I worked at the latter), one's own personal growth is not only fostered, but highly encouraged. Corporate life ain't for everyone and I get that. As a 56 year-old being squeezed out of the marketplace due to ageism, some of us aren't just after the highest pay or the most prestige at our jobs.
- sombremesa 3y ago> There is a component in contentment that I think is lacking in complacency...that of general happiness. I don't see it that way, complacency can be just contentment from one's own perspective — it may take a third party to call it complacency (sometimes wrongly so, such as that parable[0]). [0] https://thestorytellers.com/the-businessman-and-the-fisherman/ https://thestorytellers.com/the-businessman-and-the-fisherma... (Though that parable fails to account for unforeseen financial emergencies and such...)
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