I don't think that's the point. Death is just a dead-obvious example of the fundamental reality that our actions are constrained. Like I guess I could grudgingly admit that maybe hustle culture's absolutely absurd levels of optimism or self belief might somehow help a person overcome obstacles, but I can't help but feel that a person who thinks this way just fundamentally doesn't understand how the universe works.
We're all just one head injury from being unable to most of the things we want. Too much kinetic energy and we die or become permanently maimed. This is an unpleasant thing to consider, but I have trouble accepting that its better to delude oneself.
In my experience people who have the "I can do anything!" attitude tend to step on everyone else's toes and take up space from people with better ideas but a more realistic self appraisal. The whole "go big or go home" attitude typical of some parts of startup culture takes up a lot of resources from great ideas that are more realistic.
_se|1 year ago
nathan_compton|1 year ago
We're all just one head injury from being unable to most of the things we want. Too much kinetic energy and we die or become permanently maimed. This is an unpleasant thing to consider, but I have trouble accepting that its better to delude oneself.
In my experience people who have the "I can do anything!" attitude tend to step on everyone else's toes and take up space from people with better ideas but a more realistic self appraisal. The whole "go big or go home" attitude typical of some parts of startup culture takes up a lot of resources from great ideas that are more realistic.