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My philosophy is that you should do what you want to do today, instead of doing something you don’t want to do because of a hypothetical future repercussion. C
by shortcake27 3y ago
My philosophy is that you should do what you want to do today, instead of doing something you don’t want to do because of a hypothetical future repercussion.
Could this harm future employability? Maybe. But what’s the alternative, work a job you don’t want to maybe have a better chance of working another job you also don’t want in the future? Personally, that’s not the way I’d like to conduct my life. Opinions differ on this, and that’s OK. Everyone has different priorities.
If you’re happy working on your own project, I think that’s fantastic. To me, that’s more important than optimising for a unknown future.
- malux85 3y agoI want to murder someone I’m mad at today, and I should do it because I’m ignoring hypothetical future repercussions? Yes that’s hyperbole but the point stands, delaying instant gratification on impulses, individual tactics, individual strategic and societal level is a hallmark of a stable society encouraging conscientiousness.
- shortcake27 3y agoIf you murder someone, the repercussions are not hypothetical; they are very real. The OPs scenario is hypothetical because we cannot know effect this will have on their future employment. You are arguing against something I never said.
- qawwads 3y agoRepercussions should not be what keeps you from murdering someone anyway. It shows you're still on stage 1 on Lawrence Kohlberg's scale of moral development [0]. I don't think your argument is valid for most people. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Kohlberg%27s_stages_of_moral_development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Kohlberg%27s_stages_o...
- legalizemoney 3y agoMaybe I misunderstand your comment. Do you run into the street instead of stopping to look both ways, in case of a hypothetical car?
- dasil003 3y agoLooking both ways is high ROI with very clear outcomes. Solo founding has a much broader set of outcomes. Even just within hireability this can cut both ways.
- shortcake27 3y agoCars aren’t hypothetical. They’re real. You are deliberately misunderstanding and exaggerating my point to prove, well, I don’t even know what you’re trying to prove. First, my point is about optimising for happiness. Running out onto a road without thinking has nothing to do with happiness. Secondly, the risk profile between these two scenarios is completely different. In one, the OP _might_ have a slight difficulty in finding employment in the future (we actually don’t know, because there are so many variables). In the other, the OP is likely to be dead or seriously injured (which is something we actually know). These scenarios are not comparable.
- legalizemoney 3y agoI meant it earnestly! If I misunderstood, I have one other guy in here who made the same mistake. Your original comment reads like you’re against the concept of considering unpleasant counterfactuals in general.
- hnfong 3y agoPretty sure OP considered the counterfactual and determined it was such a low probability, the alternative utility gain too low, that it shouldn't matter in the pursuit of happiness. Taking calculated risks isn't recklessness.
- shortcake27 3y agoFair point, apologies I took your comment the wrong way. As the sibling of this comment mentions, that wasn’t what I meant, but can see how my original comment left room for interpretation.
- derstander 3y agoThe original author said: > My philosophy is that you should do what you want to do today, instead of doing something you don’t want to do because of a hypothetical future repercussion. Even interpreting this absolutely literally, the hypothetical car would be a today problem — not a nebulous future one. “Survive the day” would, for most, seem like a present want.
- Southfield14 3y agoI definitely agree with this. Though some of these other comments may suggest otherwise, there's no reason that the thing you want to do today can't also be the result of careful consideration.
- iancmceachern 3y agoA bird in the hand is two in the bush
- mejutoco 3y agoAnd, according to the Spanish version of this saying, equivalent to to 100 birds flying.