apocryphal

This note last modified May 23, 2021

A story that is likely false, but is meant to convey a message, so it doesn’t really matter if it’s true or not as long as it conveys the message it needs to.

shittiness is the easy way out
- I don’t know this man, and can’t make too many assumptions about his life, but the story is apocryphal anyways… I don’t think his decision was as crazy as it seems as first glance. If putting in a ton of work into yourself doesn’t make your insecurities go away, why bother. If you’re always going to feel shitty and useless, why not just become shitty and useless. Rather than respond to your insecurities with “No! I’m strong and capable”, why not just respond with “Yeah… I am…”