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0 pointsfafhnir1y ago0 comments

Here is a good example of someone who shies away from responsibility for himself and others.

2 years time for what? To build something with other people? A partner, family, children?

Nope, just doing what brings him fun or fulfillment or whatnot...

I'm not saying it's bad to take care of yourself from time to time. But as a father of 5, I can definitely say that the best and most instructive moments in my life were definitely the ones where it wasn't about me but about people who were important to me.

And the money issue that most people seem to be talking about here: Go to work and earn money. That's life. It always has been. If people would only do what fulfills them, there would be no sewer workers or garbage collectors. Whenever you take advantage of a developed society, you always have a duty to give something back to it.

If there is not Time enough after a 8 hour shift to to what you want, you have a serious Problem.

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justmedep1y ago

I totally disagree and don’t even know where to begin…

People are different. Some are just not “as resilient” as others. Some have mental issues. Some have other priorities in life. Some people are just overwhelmed when they have to focus on more than one thing (their own wellbeing) - which should and cannot be confused with selflessness.

Not everyone wants to accept the common conceptions of life. And that’s ok.

spacecadet1y ago

Some people might consider a family of 5 in the current climate to be a gross level of over consumption... Do you take responsibly for your actions here?

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