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Originally posted by stevepaa
I think this is the crux of the issue. Some view this as failure. I don't. Society needs all its members doing what they do, but to regard those of lesser ability and achievement as failures is apparently a strong trait among some achievers. And from my viewpoint separates those who say "There by the grace of God go I" from those that don't.
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I'll keep reading and I expect to find some good discussion but had to stop here just to say that Steve is terrifically lucid here. It's not an insult when I say many will not understand Steve's point. They will not see from this perspective. But Steve is right. I remember walking past a house recently that was no more than a shoebox. Perhaps 700 SF. In the living room was perhaps a 60" flat screen TV. Stunning picture.
Now, some folks would scoff and cast aspersions about this person's lifestyle. I couldn't help thinking that a shoebox house and superb TV probably makes a lot of sense for some folks.
Life is not a contest.
And another thing that's hard to grok: There is the joke about the aliens that come down to talk to us, and want to hear our views about Free Will. They'd heard of this, and wonder what the heck we might mean by that term. They say they understand genes and heredity. And they understand how experience combines with heredity to lead to a particular behavior or decision. No problem there. But then what, aside from heredity and environment, could impact or program and human's behavior. Or any other creature for that matter.