> Moments of 'weakness' are like sliding back from that towards the lazy instant gratification monkey.
That's not weakness. That's compromising with your nature that you cannot override.
I tried to be a productive robot with a predictable throughput. Many times. Never worked and will never work.
At one point you should accept some of your undeniable limitations.
Challenging all others is what it means to try and self-develop further.
> I have the same problem of connecting with people because of not showing weakness or complaining.
We the people are deep down very competitive and envious creatures. If you complain too much, you are weak. If you never complain, you are too strong and are disliked because you don't conform to the society's averages.
People in a social setting can only be pleased by you pretending to blend in with them. Harsh (and likely easy to dislike for the HN crowd) but it was demonstrated by the anecdotal evidence of many separate people whom I've known, myself included.
<That's not weakness. That's compromising with your nature that you cannot override.>
That's kinda the point of the article.
But I do believe you can change the environment and your model of the world, so that this human nature makes choices which are good for you.
So you don't become a robot. But rather you adapt better to this modern world.
Agreed. I am just not sure how compatible changing your environment with belonging to the modern world are. F.ex. I want to live in a beach house in a relative solitude (with nearest city at 30-50km). Would I belong to the modern world then?
That's not weakness. That's compromising with your nature that you cannot override.
I tried to be a productive robot with a predictable throughput. Many times. Never worked and will never work.
At one point you should accept some of your undeniable limitations.
Challenging all others is what it means to try and self-develop further.
> I have the same problem of connecting with people because of not showing weakness or complaining.
We the people are deep down very competitive and envious creatures. If you complain too much, you are weak. If you never complain, you are too strong and are disliked because you don't conform to the society's averages.
People in a social setting can only be pleased by you pretending to blend in with them. Harsh (and likely easy to dislike for the HN crowd) but it was demonstrated by the anecdotal evidence of many separate people whom I've known, myself included.