/lit/ - Literature

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>>16096569
>>16096569
picking yourself up by your bootstrap is an overarching theme common among many right-leaning individuals (that are SCC readers). underlying this is the belief that you are an autonomous agent capable of making decisions (and taking responsibility for those decisions).
you have a shitty life? put in the work to make it better.
not making enough money? dial a few more phones to make some more sales.
and it goes on and on.
but youre only going to be willing to believe X thing in the future is worth sacrifice Y now if you think life is worth living (or at the very least, worth living for now-ish).
the flip side is also the willingness to acknowledge your own shortcomings and admit your own failures. knowing fuck up X was due to my poor decision Y also builds resilience. it means pointing the finger at yourself. it means "hey, if the problem stems from me, at least theres something i can do about it" versus "woe is me, the universe is conspiring against me, and what really can little me do."

>>15908093
its okay fren. i wasnt trying to be mean.