That whole stupid marshmallow experiment where you judge kids who will wait for two marshmallows later instead of taking one now as more responsible, as having a "future time orientation" Okay but what if a future time orientation is wrong What if the future isn't cominghttps://twitter.com/chasingiamb/status/1261562054613204992 …
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When people act "irresponsible" it's with the awareness that tomorrow may never come and if your life is lived entirely in anticipation of the future and you get hit by a car it was totally wasted It's irresponsible not to be a little irresponsible, it's living in denial
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And I mean COVID-19 sure showed us that didn't it Those of us who weren't literally killed nonetheless now have to live in a world where a ton of the contracts we made with the system in hopes of future rewards have been shattered
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I cannot imagine being a studious, obedient, nose-to-the-grindstone kind of teenager and finding myself graduating in the Class of 2020 I would be so fucking pissed
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Of course the people who DID save their money are probably in a "better" (well kinda) position right now ten those who didn't (that WAS the point of the 'ol "Ant & Grasshopper" Aesop after all.)
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