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I think this is the point though right? The author is saying that he rejects this dichotomy and he's attempting to take on both even if others might perceive it

I think this is the point though right? The author is saying that he rejects this dichotomy and he's attempting to take on both even if others might perceive it as impossible.

ElProlactin 2mo ago
Yes, he seems to be going in that direction, which I think is the fallacy. This is where I think humility should balance amibiton.
- _carbyau_ 2mo ago
  I don't think he is guaranteeing success, but stating his aim. Gotta have a goal to work towards if you claim to be ambitious.
  - ElProlactin 2mo ago
    You can have the best ship but if you're sailing in the wrong direction, you're still sailing in the wrong direction.
    - avinoth 2mo ago
      Which is good if sailing is what you wanted and like to do, which is what the author and the OP is implying. You don't necessarily have to "succeed" or "reach" somewhere.
      - ElProlactin 2mo ago
        What I wrote isn't about "success". It's about direction. What the author is at risk of doing, in my opinion, is pretending to a certain extent that he can have his cake and eat it too. As I wrote in my original comment, "you can't have it all." Please don't take this to mean that you have to choose between your family and career (or a business). That's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is that, at a certain point of "ambition", there is no perfect balance possible between all the the things you're trying to maximize. The wise person accepts that sometimes you have to make choices, and choices always require that you give something up to get something else.
        anbotero 2mo ago
        Excellent, you reached the point that Edward Elric, from the first Fullmetal Alchemist anime, arrived at in the final episode(s): The illusion of balance, when everything in that world revolved around the Law of Equivalent Exchange. Sometimes the rewards do not match the sacrifice/effort, but that doesn't mean you won't pick that same choice when given the chance, or that it was a "bad choice". If you accept what may come from your choices, you can more objectively act upon them.

I think this is the point though right? The author is saying that he rejects this dichotomy and he's attempting to take on both even if others might perceive it as impossible.

ElProlactin 2mo ago

Yes, he seems to be going in that direction, which I think is the fallacy. This is where I think humility should balance amibiton.

_carbyau_ 2mo ago
I don't think he is guaranteeing success, but stating his aim. Gotta have a goal to work towards if you claim to be ambitious.
- ElProlactin 2mo ago
  You can have the best ship but if you're sailing in the wrong direction, you're still sailing in the wrong direction.
  - avinoth 2mo ago
    Which is good if sailing is what you wanted and like to do, which is what the author and the OP is implying. You don't necessarily have to "succeed" or "reach" somewhere.
    - ElProlactin 2mo ago
      What I wrote isn't about "success". It's about direction. What the author is at risk of doing, in my opinion, is pretending to a certain extent that he can have his cake and eat it too. As I wrote in my original comment, "you can't have it all." Please don't take this to mean that you have to choose between your family and career (or a business). That's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is that, at a certain point of "ambition", there is no perfect balance possible between all the the things you're trying to maximize. The wise person accepts that sometimes you have to make choices, and choices always require that you give something up to get something else.
      - anbotero 2mo ago
        Excellent, you reached the point that Edward Elric, from the first Fullmetal Alchemist anime, arrived at in the final episode(s): The illusion of balance, when everything in that world revolved around the Law of Equivalent Exchange. Sometimes the rewards do not match the sacrifice/effort, but that doesn't mean you won't pick that same choice when given the chance, or that it was a "bad choice". If you accept what may come from your choices, you can more objectively act upon them.