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Observation: Losers stay losers
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Date: April 18th, 2018 7:22 PM Author: Stimulating Pit Codepig The longer I know people, even people I consider to be reasonably intelligent, the more I notice that they usually are permafucked/cursed. In other words, they can never seem to find success in life because of some (significant) flaw holding them back...whether it's being awkward, lacking hustle, making irrational decisions, etc. Has anyone else noticed this?
A random example I thought of that was seen as such a miracle that it became a movie: Will Smith in Pursuit of Happiness. Dude was obviously intelligent, interacted well with people, but just always seemed to make stupid decisions that held him back in life beyond having a kid he couldn't support. Sure, in the end he succeeded, but it should not have been as difficult for him to finally reach that point if he just made a few better decisions in life that seem like no-brainers. |
Date: April 18th, 2018 7:24 PM Author: honey-headed godawful tank space yeah if you're not born into family wealth you usually don't have a wealthy family later in life. great observation (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953244&forum_id=2#35870230) |
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Date: April 18th, 2018 7:27 PM Author: Stimulating Pit Codepig It's not even about being born into wealth. I don't disagree that gives you a head start in life, but even kids born into that find a way to fuck it up if they have one of the flaws I mentioned. They just get more rope to make it right. Most of the people I have interacted with have come from a similar middle-class upbringing as me, so that's what mainly based my observation. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953244&forum_id=2#35870239) |
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Date: April 18th, 2018 7:28 PM Author: razzle-dazzle rusted hunting ground Do you consider yourself not a loser (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953244&forum_id=2#35870243) |
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Date: April 18th, 2018 7:31 PM Author: Stimulating Pit Codepig In some respects, yes. In others, no. I have always had self-esteem issues, though. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953244&forum_id=2#35870261) |
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Date: April 18th, 2018 7:32 PM Author: rose hot regret That's psychological projection. You like to see the universe as just because you are just so you just put flaws onto unsuccessful people and ignore flaws on successful people. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953244&forum_id=2#35870269) |
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Date: April 18th, 2018 7:34 PM Author: Know-it-all chapel black woman (Loser) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953244&forum_id=2#35870272) |
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Date: April 18th, 2018 7:39 PM Author: Stimulating Pit Codepig I don't see the universe as just, but I also feel like people can manipulate their unique circumstances and abilities to create a niche of success for themselves if they play their cards right. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953244&forum_id=2#35870289) |
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Date: April 18th, 2018 7:33 PM Author: Grizzly apoplectic business firm elastic band Addicts and dumbs tend to stay addicts and dumbs, film at 11 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953244&forum_id=2#35870270) |
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Date: April 18th, 2018 7:40 PM Author: Stimulating Pit Codepig Addicts and dumbs are obvious examples of the thread title, but I am focusing on other groups of people. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953244&forum_id=2#35870297) |
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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:39 PM Author: French mexican dilemma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953244&forum_id=2#35917499) |
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Date: April 18th, 2018 7:38 PM Author: White Pocket Flask Cruise Ship i'm not so fatalistic. i know too many successful people who are huge fuck-ups, make bad decisions just as often, etc.
but the older i get it seems a positive attitude is really important. successful people have a tendency to always quickly bounce back and not doubt themselves. |
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Date: April 18th, 2018 7:43 PM Author: Stimulating Pit Codepig That's a good point - outlook is very important. The people I know stuck in ruts even though they are intelligent enough to maek it are often pessimistic or just lack hustle to improve their lives. Despite what movies teach us, it's very rare that all of a sudden a switch comes on where they change their outlooks/behaviors. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953244&forum_id=2#35870313) |
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Date: April 18th, 2018 7:48 PM Author: White Pocket Flask Cruise Ship you can learn to hustle
you cannot learn to be optimistic (or it's extremely difficult) |
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Date: April 18th, 2018 7:53 PM Author: Stimulating Pit Codepig I think it's very difficult to learn both, but learning to be optimistic is harder. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953244&forum_id=2#35870356) |
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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:41 PM Author: flushed factory reset button fat ankles Actual Loser here. TITCOP. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953244&forum_id=2#35917513) |
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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:45 PM Author: narrow-minded burgundy rigor idea he suggested some people have no practical sense. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953244&forum_id=2#35917545) |
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Date: April 25th, 2018 2:02 PM Author: fishy exhilarant sex offender My experience/observation is the exact opposite. In fact, most of the people I thought of as very capable and productive have turned out to be people who took advantage of a lucky break and/or a protective set of mentors/managers. The truly off the charts brilliant and effective people are very rare and the rest of us are basically dumb apes that have occasional impressive/effective moments. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953244&forum_id=2#35917687) |