2022-05-07
This article took me back to my own student days in the late 60s early seventies. But my purpose is not to reminisce.
We were encouraged to think that students go to uni, and workers go to work, but we are all students now. Indeed, those of us who no longer aspire to the student mentality are tired of living, doomed to cement our ignorance and repeat our failures.
The Daily Sceptic brings us a piece written by a student:
The Toxic Perfectionism Young People Have Learned From Social Media and Covid Conformity
I suppose that if I were to nit-pick (moi?!) I would disagree with the implied denigration of perfectionism - as would most dental patients I suspect! - but the fear of non-conformism or looking silly or inadequate is a pernicious reality.
And there we have it - once again it is fear that is the true culprit, and fear is what the establishment promotes in order to control us. If we are to progress in life and learn from our mistakes, we must overcome (or merely bypass) our fear.
But don't just read the article - the comments are just as informative, and in truth are also a primary reason that I feature the article.
We learn from our mistakes - the more we make, the more opportunities to learn.
Onward and upward!
