Тонкое искусство пофигизма

           Somethingaboutrecenttechnologyseemstoallowourinsecuritiestorunamoklikeneverbefore.Themorefreedomwe’regiventoexpressourselves,themorewewanttobefreeofhavingtodealwithanyonewhomaydisagreewithusorupsetus.Themoreexposedwearetoopposingviewpoints,themoreweseemtogetupsetthatthoseotherviewpointsexist.Theeasierandmoreproblem-freeourlivesbecome,themoreweseemtofeelentitledforthemtogetevenbetter.

           ThebenefitsoftheInternetandsocialmediaareunquestionablyfantastic.Inmanyways,thisisthebesttimeinhistorytobealive.Butperhapsthesetechnologiesarehavingsomeunintendedsocialsideeffects.Perhapsthesesametechnologiesthathaveliberatedandeducatedsomanyaresimultaneouslyenablingpeople’ssenseofentitlementmorethaneverbefore.

           TheTyrannyofExceptionalism

           Mostofusareprettyaverageatmostthingswedo.Evenifyou’reexceptionalatonething,chancesareyou’reaverageorbelowaverageatmostotherthings.That’sjustthenatureoflife.Tobecometrulygreatatsomething,youhavetodedicateshit-tonsoftimeandenergytoit.Andbecauseweallhavelimitedtimeandenergy,fewofuseverbecometrulyexceptionalatmorethanonething,ifanythingatall.

           Wecanthensaythatit’sastatisticalimprobabilitythatanysinglepersonwillbeanextraordinaryperformerinallareasoflife,oreveninmanyareasoftheirlife.Brilliantbusinesspeopleareoftenfuckupsintheirpersonallives.