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Non Compos Mentis
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Off the grid- Almost
Posts: 10,655
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[caution: random ramblings unencumbered by the thought proccess...]
Our Western culture glorifies success.
On a deeper level of human needs, the proper question is not "Am I successsful", but "Am I significant".
Everybody needs to think they matter- There's some reason the world is a better place because of one's existance.
There is something permanent about getting published, something that will last long after the author's death.
Same for musicians, or inventors, or celebrity status.
Getting published proves that the author has significance on this planet.
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Last edited by Dantilla; 03-23-2013 at 11:14 AM..
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