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> I feel sure that some of them also felt that they were, you know, continuing to move and shake and improve their lives whereas, from their perspective, I’d so
by utborin 5y ago
> I feel sure that some of them also felt that they were, you know, continuing to move and shake and improve their lives whereas, from their perspective, I’d sort of given up — my life appeared to be a static thing, unchanging, and therefore pretty fucking boring
This is such a gross element of our culture—what's wrong with just living?—and I feel like it's not even really a matter of working vs. retired. I know folks who have worked the same job for decades, and they get the same harsh judgment from others as the author. But this used to be the norm! When did we switch into this thinking that we have to be constantly racking up gold stars in order for life to mean anything? Where did that idea come from?
- arvinsim 5y agoToxic hustle culture.
- BLKNSLVR 5y agoI look to my cat for guidance. This cat, like most, is self-satisfied to the point of smugness. It sleeps throughout so much of its life, and yet there's no question as to its worth in the grand scheme of things - at least not in its own mind. That's my base level, for when I need it. Just exist, like the cat. As per desiderata[0]: "You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here" [0]:https://www.desiderata.com/desiderata.html https://www.desiderata.com/desiderata.html