RE: The dangerous fallacy of "You can do it."
September 6, 2020 at 3:17 pm
(This post was last modified: September 6, 2020 at 3:19 pm by arewethereyet.)
This looks like rationalization for staying in low paying, go nowhere jobs.
Not everyone has the intellect or the physical ability to be the best at things. Some people have natural talent and some also have the benefit of that talent being nurtured. There are also those who strive to do something and they do whatever it takes to do it.
Anyone can decide that "anyone can do it" doesn't include them and decide to stay put where they are.
The idea that encouraging someone to follow their dream and use their abilities can be dangerous is ridiculous. What's dangerous is not believing to the point where you don't try.
There are those who don't accept that their lot in life is to make pizza boxes though they went to college.
I can list several incidents where I was told I would fail but I didn't. I didn't because I was going to prove the naysayers wrong.
A little intestinal fortitude can go a long way.
Not everyone has the intellect or the physical ability to be the best at things. Some people have natural talent and some also have the benefit of that talent being nurtured. There are also those who strive to do something and they do whatever it takes to do it.
Anyone can decide that "anyone can do it" doesn't include them and decide to stay put where they are.
The idea that encouraging someone to follow their dream and use their abilities can be dangerous is ridiculous. What's dangerous is not believing to the point where you don't try.
There are those who don't accept that their lot in life is to make pizza boxes though they went to college.
I can list several incidents where I was told I would fail but I didn't. I didn't because I was going to prove the naysayers wrong.
A little intestinal fortitude can go a long way.
I'm your huckleberry.
