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Sgt_Wookie92 t1_itzasye wrote

Yeah this is a big ole demotivational for anyone who has to settle for the best they can achieve, not everyone starts with the resources to chose what they want to do.

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HORSELOCKSPACEPIRATE t1_itzuajz wrote

Everyone settles to an extent; it's implied that you're choosing among actually available options.

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brusiddit t1_itzd5lq wrote

I fully agree. I think i have led an exceptional life in many ways, and certainly felt like i didn't have to settle. I was also lucky enough to have a mentor early on and a stable and well paying career my entire life.

I acknowledge both the hard work i've put in and the privileged position i've held.

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Sgt_Wookie92 t1_itzfp03 wrote

I came from below the poverty line to now being just below middle income, I managed to get enough together to afford tertiary education for myself (mechanical engineering) but once qualified always ended up being overlooked for positions in favour of candidates with experience in the industry (from memory it was something like 10 jobs where i was the runner up candidate from multistage interviews), after 5years of applying with no luck I gave up on that dream that cost me every cent I could save but ended up in me returning to meaningless sales jobs i hate but have a natural knack at, everyone i work woth constantly remind me im too switched on for being stuck in jobs like this but everytime i try to get out something happens (latest being covid unemployment draining 40k of savings for a house deposit).

Not everyone that gets education wins,

Not everyone that gives their all succeeds,

but you just learn to deal with that being life and take pleasure in the little things.

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Crizznik t1_itzqnk4 wrote

And even if you have the resources to do better, there's nothing wrong with being ok with less.

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three-sense t1_iu0y3xm wrote

Meanwhile they "settled" for the back side of a billboard lol

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merblederble t1_iu0gm0q wrote

Life is...pretty long. Long enough to change that trajectory.

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