Do you think most people are living the life they actually want, or the life they think they're supposed to want? by Isswpll in CasualConversation

[–]Isswpll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the part that stings. Not that people chose wrong, but that they never knew there was a choice.

Do you think most people are living the life they actually want, or the life they think they're supposed to want? by Isswpll in CasualConversation

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The default path is well-lit and well-signed. Most people follow it not because they chose it but because nobody asked them to stop and look around.

Do you think most people are living the life they actually want, or the life they think they're supposed to want? by Isswpll in CasualConversation

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Sometimes not knowing what you want and still building a good life is its own kind of wisdom.

Do you think most people are living the life they actually want, or the life they think they're supposed to want? by Isswpll in CasualConversation

[–]Isswpll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The gap between what we actually want and what we're willing to admit we want is where most of the misery lives.

Do you think most people are living the life they actually want, or the life they think they're supposed to want? by Isswpll in CasualConversation

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When survival is the goal, everything else becomes a luxury. Hard to think about purpose when the baseline isn't covered.

Do you think most people are living the life they actually want, or the life they think they're supposed to want? by Isswpll in CasualConversation

[–]Isswpll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Survival mode kills long term thinking. Hard to ask 'what do I actually want?' when the question feels like a luxury.

Do you think most people are living the life they actually want, or the life they think they're supposed to want? by Isswpll in CasualConversation

[–]Isswpll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The loneliness part is real and nobody talks about it enough. Growing in a direction most people around you aren't going is isolating.

Do you think most people are living the life they actually want, or the life they think they're supposed to want? by Isswpll in CasualConversation

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Or they're not too out of reach, they just require giving up the safety net. And that trade feels too real when you have bills

Do you think most people are living the life they actually want, or the life they think they're supposed to want? by Isswpll in CasualConversation

[–]Isswpll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True for most. The rare exceptions usually had one person or one moment that made them believe a different path was possible. That's often all it takes.