299 sats \ 7 replies \ @k00b 8 Oct 2023 \ on: How do you create leverage for yourself? meta
Avoiding pursuit of status.
Is this an actual thing you think about and act on, or just that, following your nose, you have wound up pursuing things other than status?
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Both but more so following my nose I'd guess. Pursuing status is conforming ambitiously ... and I find conforming really disappointing for some reason. It gives me none of the feelings I want to have about myself.
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It's funny where you can wind up, if you just keep taking small steps toward things that seem harmless, e.g., enjoying that you're a big deal and doing stuff that would make you an even slightly bigger deal. Years later you look at yourself and find that you've become a monster. Or, less dramatically, a douchebag.
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With some pain, I'm imagining being a big deal and wanting to be a bigger deal ... but holy shit I'm in a prison made of other people's perceptions.
Or, less dramatically, a douchebag.
Terrifying!
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We all are prisoners. The only question is how well we recognize which prisons hold us.
Or, as DFW said, everybody worships.
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We all are prisoners. The only question is how well we recognize which prisons hold us.
You're right! I have not shaken off worship, nor would I want to.
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made me think of this article https://freemansperspective.com/status-evolution-and-human-nature/
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