Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoYou're not the first.imagemessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down13
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minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 days agoThe goal isn’t to get out, just improving things is a win. Even when we backslide, reclimbing an existing path, or forging a new one, based on the lessons of a failed path is an improvement.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-218 days agoYeah but we’re still gonna be in a hole Oh wait, I get it, being human is the hole
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agoEach step up is still an improvement, in absolute terms. Most of human development has been finding out how to move up the hole. I’m happy if I can leave things for our children even slightly better than we received it. It’s the ultimate relay race.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 days ago“One day this hole will be yours. Don’t even think of getting out.”
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·18 days agoWelcome to life. I can’t get you out of it, all I can do is make it that bit better, in the hope that you can build on that further.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 days ago“Here’s an impossible task you’re forced to do. You’re welcome!”
The goal isn’t to get out, just improving things is a win. Even when we backslide, reclimbing an existing path, or forging a new one, based on the lessons of a failed path is an improvement.
Yeah but we’re still gonna be in a hole
Oh wait, I get it, being human is the hole
Each step up is still an improvement, in absolute terms. Most of human development has been finding out how to move up the hole.
I’m happy if I can leave things for our children even slightly better than we received it. It’s the ultimate relay race.
“One day this hole will be yours. Don’t even think of getting out.”
Welcome to life. I can’t get you out of it, all I can do is make it that bit better, in the hope that you can build on that further.
“Here’s an impossible task you’re forced to do. You’re welcome!”