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The awful thing about a long-haul passion-expertise is the slow realization that virtually every novel-feeling insight that SHAKES you shook someone else *before* you. The wonderful thing about a long-haul passion-expertise is the realization that the loneliness was only spatial.
For those who were isolated and battered around for their differences, it's difficult to not carve an ego out of the scar tissue. And it's hard to let go of a prize you paid that much for. But the upshot is a family *way* beyond family-by-blood or even family-by-choice
Speaking for myself, here: I felt like if I could be smart enough to think something new and important, I could be loved for that. Etch my name onto a plaque! It didn't even occur to me that ideas could create any real intimacy. You just force yourself onto a higher perch, right?
Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of outcome-oriented ladders to climb that won't slip out from under you if you don't prioritize your own grip over all else, and to get to those you have to be willing to attempt a jump that you might miss. I recommend the free fall, guys
IMO, there's no practical way to play into a point-scoring culture re: ideas w/o yolking your brain to a harness on which the blinders come standard. That's not to say you should avoid excellence or wealth — nope, nope — just that credentialism and track-mindset are pernicious.
spare a thought for those not lucky enough to survive the events that caused the scars
Love this. True.
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