Well, then that's a real shame then for people without creative impulses and or skills.
The World Belongs to Those Who Create
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#52There's truth to this post but overall I think it's pretty naive. In a capitalist system the world belongs to those who own and have spare capital to invest vs. those who rent. Being very good at creating things is a potential pathway from renter to owner, but so is being very good at maintaining things, or managing people, etc. Anything which you can be paid a lot of money for will do.
I think the author point was about what would bring the greatest self-fullfillment. It's not necessarily money. You could be an author or an artist or something else, and have far more fulfillment in life than making 10x working at a job that you're good at but that doesn't bring you as much fulfillment.
>You could be an author or an artist or something else, and have far more fulfillment in life than making 10x working at a job that you're good at but that doesn't bring you as much fulfillment.
Those who create might be that, but they are notorious for also being fussy, difficult to satisfy their creative urges, and often abuse themselves, etc.
We can also say that you can have tons of fulfillment without either making 10x at some job, or "creating" -- just by enjoying life, friendship, eating, relaxing, traveling, etc.
So, in that sense "the world belongs" to those who can enjoy it.
(Of course if we extend that to the logical extreme, the world belongs to the easily amused. Which might be a valid point).
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#53This is spot on. I share this worldview too.
Here are my thoughts I try to live by:
1. Know the type of person you are:
We are all creatives and contributors at our core. We all measure our self-worth by how much we give instead of how much we take. This is part of our natural human wiring - to want to belong deservingly to a village of individuals who pull their own weight. So, if you are not creating in your natural sphere of strengths, or you don't feel you're contributing to feel worthy of your own esteem you need to sit down and think. Fix this immediately.
2. Be prolific:
To be good at whatever you're creating or contributing, you have to be prolific. Genuine quality comes only through quantity. A shit ton of it. Keep hacking, keep swimming, keep sucking.
3. Judge progress, not outcomes:
Judge your own evolution. Have I done better than yesterday? Do I suck less than last year? Yeah? You are golden. The dangers of comparing your own outcomes with someone else's is that you betray and cheapen your own timeline, your own history, your hard struggles and the victories over your own debilitating handicaps. Appreciating your history as the backdrop of every milestone is the essence of healthy self-esteem.
Just keep swimming.
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#54We’ve delegated the larger part of our days on earth to consuming what someone else has created. [...] I told him my favorite example of those who “figure it out” are rappers who are criticized for being talentless but still rake in millions. Who cares if they’re talentless (by someone’s standards)? At least they are still CREATING something! Lil Wayne [...] has released 1,747 songs So the idea is make lots of stuff,…
"though should everyone follow this ideology"
I dont think everybody should follow ONE and the same ideology at all. Diversity is key
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#55How about a slight shift in thinking? "Self-fulfilment belongs to those who create"... and perhaps try to think "the world belongs to everyone" instead.
Agree with the overall intention of the post though.
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#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thousands of years ago, people made art, they wrote poems, came up with wonderful stories and mythology. Every culture has some form of human creativity. Whether art, music, or stories and poems passed down through generations. Creativity is a defining characteristic of human beings. To be creative is to be human.
Well, that's what I thought about as well until recently. But the recent advancements in AI make me questions if creativity is truly unique to humans.
as AI sprung out of humanity it will always have a grain of humanity in itself.
AI doing "creative" things is doing it because we like to watch it doing that.
But still I dont think there is so much special and unique to humans
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#57If you sleep 6 hours instead of 8, you gain about a day every 2 weeks.
If you waste 16 hours already you can easily waste 18 hours...
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#58"We are strangers in this world, and the body is the tomb of the soul, and yet we must not seek to escape by self-murder; for we are the chattels of God who is our herdsman, and without his command we have no right to make our escape. In this life, there are three kinds of men, just as there are three sorts of people who come to the Olympic Games. The lowest class is made up of those who come to buy and sell, the nex…
The latter is a path to doom if followed by a civilisation though. Consumption and contemplation do not bring change and that which does not adapt will perish sooner or later.
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#59This is spot on. I share this worldview too. Here are my thoughts I try to live by: 1. Know the type of person you are: We are all creatives and contributors at our core. We all measure our self-worth by how much we give instead of how much we take. This is part of our natural human wiring - to want to belong deservingly to a village of individuals who pull their own weight. So, if you are not creating in your natura…
Can you give a few examples, other than apps, that one could make and reasonably sell ?
Maybe it's just me but I don't see any real opportunity in this.
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#60There's no doubt that incredible amounts of time are "wasted" by all of our quick dopamine hit apps and sites. These are the new opiate of the masses. It seems to be something we are all aware of, and we talk of unplugging. Some do, here and there. It's a constant struggle. The new cigarette / snack food. Just as hard to quit - but we should all at least try.
Sure, a lot of time is wasted by quick dopamine hits.
But let's be realistic, for most people who hold a job, and family or relationships, do they have the energy to start something that makes meaningful money in their spare time ?
And in a similar fashion she underestimates the difficulty and determination needed for creating a real business.
EDIT: Reading it again, this article just seems like bragging:" i'm and entrepreneur an you're not, because you're all so lazy".