Kazi
@kazi
50 isn’t the new 30. Mediocrity seems more palatable with cute slogans. It’s not ok to grow old without a legacy worth mentioning.
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bark bark
@king
It's a rather passive aggressive slogan that normalises the state of the economy where you have to save enough of your earnings until you reach 50 to live an actual life, while in the past being 30 would have been achievable at 20.
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Kazi
@kazi
EXACTLY the chants, the slogans, the ‘self-empowerment’ kumbaya the stories they tell us about how ‘it’s ok’ to take your time… It’s all meant to keep us in a state of complacency. To be ‘grateful’ for what we have. Never driving for more.
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manansh ❄️
@manansh
If you’re gonna die, may as well do 110%. In Hinduism, this can interpreted as Karma Yoga. To do your duty. To be an instrument for the divine. And constantly contributing to the song of life. To be silent is almost disrespectful. To not realize your potential is almost disrespectful.
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manansh ❄️
@manansh
I struggle with this myself. How can I contribute while still remembering the bigger picture. I like this saying: “Be in this world but not of it” My interpretation is that legacy isn’t solely what you’ve done, it’s how you ARE. Your state of being while doing things.
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bark bark
@king
That seems like a path to self-slavery if done so for its own sake. Do what you think is best for you.
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