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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 “why wasn’t I consulted?” ftrain.com/wwic
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The essence of successful mediocrity might be to accept the life you end up in. Easiest if you weren’t very picky to begin with.
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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.