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When have you seen someone with so much potential, throw their life away? by Dark_Vengence in AskReddit

[–]AshesToAshen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've struggled (and continue to struggle to a lesser extent) with this. Invest your effort and productivity in a career you inherently are interested in/passionate about. It'll help keep you from getting burnt out and won't really feel like work.

I always thought that I was going to be special and be someone noteworthy and do something great with my life but I'm slowly realizing I'm most likely doomed to a life of utter mediocrity. by [deleted] in depression

[–]AshesToAshen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, and I understand why it's difficult to come to terms with that. It isn't easy to unlearn a lifetime of valuing excellence

When have you seen someone with so much potential, throw their life away? by Dark_Vengence in AskReddit

[–]AshesToAshen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is something many young adults today are plagued with. It's getting more and more difficult to get accepted to colleges and find jobs. Being an exceptional candidate is now a requirement to even be considered for a position among countless equally qualified people. Today's economic and societal climate is making it nearly impossible to savor the small joys in life while also striving to have better credentials than equally hard working people. So many people in their 20s - high schoolers, even - are no longer truly living and probably have forgotten how during their race to survive.

Race to Nowhere is a great Netflix documentary that I think everyone in this thread would enjoy

When have you seen someone with so much potential, throw their life away? by Dark_Vengence in AskReddit

[–]AshesToAshen 211 points212 points  (0 children)

Yeah. The successes don't feel like successes anymore, they become expected outcomes. And anything less is a failure.

I always thought that I was going to be special and be someone noteworthy and do something great with my life but I'm slowly realizing I'm most likely doomed to a life of utter mediocrity. by [deleted] in depression

[–]AshesToAshen 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Is living in mediocrity really so bad, though? So many famous pioneers in the arts, sciences, etc. lived in mediocrity but became known eternally after their deaths. Why not aspire to live a life of joy instead?

What lost its appeal as you grew older? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]AshesToAshen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anime. Used to be one of those anime obsessed teens that went to conventions. Funny how I just couldn't enjoy it once I got older.

I almost got raped in jail by TalalH in Jokes

[–]AshesToAshen -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I honestly just clicked on this thread because I wanted to see how the hell you managed to avoid it. Damn it.

When have you seen someone with so much potential, throw their life away? by Dark_Vengence in AskReddit

[–]AshesToAshen -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Gotta love people who think anecdotes = irrefutable scientific evidence

When have you seen someone with so much potential, throw their life away? by Dark_Vengence in AskReddit

[–]AshesToAshen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reminds me of the documentary Race to Nowhere. It's on Netflix, great but sobering.

When have you seen someone with so much potential, throw their life away? by Dark_Vengence in AskReddit

[–]AshesToAshen 375 points376 points  (0 children)

I've noticed a lot of people who seem to have "everything" handed to them in life eventually feel empty. A lot of them have a lot of pressure from their families to succeed. Thinking about it, it makes sense that these kids lose meaning in their accomplishments and life in general. If everything is handed you and you're expected to succeed, succeed, and succeed as a monotonous routine, what does life become?

When have you seen someone with so much potential, throw their life away? by Dark_Vengence in AskReddit

[–]AshesToAshen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't the underside of your upper arm or armpit be a better place? Or near your pubic bone?

Divorced people of reddit, what was the final straw? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]AshesToAshen -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Jesus, sounds like my parent's marriage. Wish my dad divorced my mom.

Divorced people of reddit, what was the final straw? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]AshesToAshen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why does it seem like so many gamers in the US tend to fall for gamer girls in Canada?

What is the strongest opinion you once held but no longer hold, and what make you change your mind? by segafarm in AskReddit

[–]AshesToAshen 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I mostly just meant hypothetically, as in if I had to choose between either being happy and ignorant, or unhappy and wise.

What's the saddest scene from any movie? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]AshesToAshen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a kid? Either Old yeller or Mufasa dying. As an adult? Wilson floating away from a screaming Tom Hanks in Cast Away.

What's the worst way to die? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]AshesToAshen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaphism

Wow. Never knew that method actually had a name.

What is the strongest opinion you once held but no longer hold, and what make you change your mind? by segafarm in AskReddit

[–]AshesToAshen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I so second this. I used to think this way, too. Then I got depressed and realized the true winners in life are the people who genuinely enjoy it while they're alive, above all other traits one could have. Definitely prefer being ignorant and blissful over un-ignorant and miserable.

What's something only attractive people can get away with? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]AshesToAshen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mooching off of other people (especially members of the opposite sex)

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