by Luziyca » Sat Oct 16, 2021 2:41 pm
by Port Caverton » Sat Oct 16, 2021 2:53 pm
Luziyca wrote:So, what do you think "failing at life" means, NSG? How, exactly, do you fail in life?
by Saiwania » Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:04 pm
by Canuckistani Provinces » Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:06 pm
by Torisakia » Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:16 pm
[TNN] A cargo ship belonging to Torisakia disappeared off the coast of Kostane late Wednesday evening. TBI suspects foul play. || Congress passes a T$10 billion aid package for the Democratic Populist rebels in Kostane. To include firearms, vehicles, and artillery.
by LoFi Banana » Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:13 pm
by Luziyca » Sat Oct 16, 2021 6:37 pm
by Xmara » Sat Oct 16, 2021 7:51 pm
Luziyca wrote:Inspired by the locked thread of someone venting about their cousin "failing" at life
by Indomitable Friendship » Sat Oct 16, 2021 7:59 pm
by Luziyca » Sat Oct 16, 2021 8:38 pm
Xmara wrote:Luziyca wrote:Inspired by the locked thread of someone venting about their cousin "failing" at life
Your link takes me to a Canadian news article about covid restrictions. Might want to fix that. Here's the correct link: viewtopic.php?f=20&t=511109
Anyway, as I posted in the previous thread, I've seen a few downward spirals, the most notable one being my older half-brother's. But idk if I want to get into detail here.
Indomitable Friendship wrote:Failure requires intended aspirations to not be met. We do not get everything we want in life (hopefully), but if you attain the things that are most important to you, you have "succeeded". This is subjective and can be anything to anyone.
by Indomitable Friendship » Sat Oct 16, 2021 9:06 pm
Indomitable Friendship wrote:Failure requires intended aspirations to not be met. We do not get everything we want in life (hopefully), but if you attain the things that are most important to you, you have "succeeded". This is subjective and can be anything to anyone.
by Luziyca » Sat Oct 16, 2021 10:19 pm
Indomitable Friendship wrote:Luziyca wrote:I definitely agree with you on that one, even though I still think that if you've committed a heinous crime, you've objectively failed in life, because we all have different goals, aspirations, and cultural references for which we base our notions on "failure" on, and so thus, when it comes to subjective failure in life, like the original OP's cousin, from his point of view, if this is what he wants in life, he's not failing in life, even if from the point of view of the OP and their family, he is failing in life.
I have never understood this type of universality and it is fairly alien to me. I find the notion of judging another as a "success" or a "failure" by your personal philosophical framework to be relatively strange. For example, if someone wants to be a serial killer and they do this and are fulfilled by it, I technically have to agree they are a "success" because they succeeded at attaining their core objectives. Likewise, I personally find things like competitive eating disgusting, but if someone wants to be a champion at it and they achieve this, I also cannot say they did not "succeed at life", despite my aversion to such an activity. I won't even touch the subjectivity of "crime" and the infinite contexts that can be attached to each circumstance.
Anyways, me the relativist.
Muh bad, Luziyca, I botched teh quote. This reply was to you.
by Clarissa Valentine X » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:31 pm
by New haven america » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:33 pm
by Heloin » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:40 pm
New haven america wrote:Well, most of my HS graduating class graduated college early and got jobs in high ranking positions or started their own business right out of college.
Meanwhile, I'm posting on NSG.
by Luziyca » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:54 pm
New haven america wrote:Well, most of my HS graduating class graduated college early and got jobs in high ranking positions or started their own business right out of college.
Meanwhile, I'm posting on NSG.
by The Hazar Amisnery » Tue Oct 19, 2021 5:06 pm
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by Hillary Clinton 2016-2024 » Tue Oct 19, 2021 5:11 pm
by Xmara » Tue Oct 19, 2021 5:46 pm
The Hazar Amisnery wrote:I guess you fail when you dont pass school and end up in some form of secondary education/construction industry related thing since thats literally what you spend the first 18 years of your life trying to achieve. If you're still living with your parents at like 25 you've obviously failed somewhere.
by Nanatsu no Tsuki » Tue Oct 19, 2021 5:57 pm
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by The Holy Therns » Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:02 pm
Saiwania wrote:I don't work, but I'm still not a tax burden generally speaking. I don't collect welfare or utilize any government programs, mainly because I'm uncertain I could get past any means testing that is typically done to be eligible. The one exception being the stimulus checks but it isn't my fault or problem if the IRS just decided that I'm eligible and sent it to me.
So, a grand total of $3,200 worth of free money. Its really nothing substantial in terms of supporting anyone. I don't feel guilty cashing in that context. The entire point was for it to be spent but I set aside a good amount for later or indefinitely.
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by Czechostan » Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:42 pm
The Hazar Amisnery wrote:I guess you fail when you dont pass school and end up in some form of secondary education/construction industry related thing since thats literally what you spend the first 18 years of your life trying to achieve. If you're still living with your parents at like 25 you've obviously failed somewhere.
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