The subtext to the social media output of many people is “I coulda been a contender”
Manifests in a dozen different ways but the logic is always the same: this life as justification for why not living that one.
See also @ftrain “why wasn’t I consulted?” https://www.ftrain.com/wwic
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I’m in an aphoristic mood https://twitter.com/vgr/status/1294673115302117381?s=21 …https://twitter.com/vgr/status/1294673115302117381 …
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“I almost went to med school” is not actually a credential that makes you worth listening to or consulting on matters medical. Generalized ABD effect. Everybody is an ABD on their best life apparently.
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Maybe true maturity is accepting your mediocrity
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I think I'm getting comfortable with my mediocrity these days :-)
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