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- Aug 17, 2012
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- MBTI Type
- INTJ
- Enneagram
- 5w6
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I see a lot of people who criticize people in a position of power or prestige. Everybody loves to trash talk Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian, Britney Spears, or whichever celebrity. You name them, there's a lot of petty gossip about them. That's what being a celebrity is like. People love to judge. Politicians definitely get criticized a lot for both their personal life and professional decisions that they make.
I've since gained perspective. If you had to choose, would you rather be Justin Bieber, or some random ordinary person who makes fun of Justin Bieber on the internet and in front of your friends? I'd be J Biebs any day. 19 years old, handsome kid, worth MILLIONS, is DROWNING in girls, and has an incredible amount of influence. Take a politician, for example. Or some authority figure. They take tons of criticism all day long.
No matter who you are, if you had millions of people watching your every move, they'll find tons of things to criticize you on. But wouldn't you rather be the one in a position of power, calling the shots, than an itty bitty nobody whining and whining and whining and whining and being the victim of whatever injustice?
I've come to realize that it's OK to be hated. Don't fear that. If you're doing anything of consequence, someone, somewhere along the line will find a reason to hate you.
And, don't get carried away with the complaining. If you really cared to change something, you'd actually do something effective. If it's not worth the effort, then leave it be. Don't get carried away with the victim mindset, even if you are a victim. I'd rather be a perpetrator than a victim, any day of the week. Victims are powerless, ineffective losers. The next time you decide to trash talk some celebrity, or a politician, look at their life and then compare it to your own. Chances are, they're doing far better than you. That's why you're one of many whining, and they're in the position of power, not even listening to you.
In many ways I'm talking to myself. Not so much with the whining and criticizing, but more to do with the feeling like a victim. I'm sick of having all these moral rules, and trying to have a lot of integrity. Those in power are rarely there because of their integrity. The cold truth is you gotta do immoral things to get ahead. Sorry, it's true. And I'm getting real sick of being so badly disadvantaged for trying to be the good guy.
Even if you WANTED to be the good guy, you have to deal with the devil. At SOME point you're going to have to mislead someone. You can't be 100% honest and get ahead. People are stupid. It doesn't work. You gotta bullshit them to gain compliance.
I've since gained perspective. If you had to choose, would you rather be Justin Bieber, or some random ordinary person who makes fun of Justin Bieber on the internet and in front of your friends? I'd be J Biebs any day. 19 years old, handsome kid, worth MILLIONS, is DROWNING in girls, and has an incredible amount of influence. Take a politician, for example. Or some authority figure. They take tons of criticism all day long.
No matter who you are, if you had millions of people watching your every move, they'll find tons of things to criticize you on. But wouldn't you rather be the one in a position of power, calling the shots, than an itty bitty nobody whining and whining and whining and whining and being the victim of whatever injustice?
I've come to realize that it's OK to be hated. Don't fear that. If you're doing anything of consequence, someone, somewhere along the line will find a reason to hate you.
And, don't get carried away with the complaining. If you really cared to change something, you'd actually do something effective. If it's not worth the effort, then leave it be. Don't get carried away with the victim mindset, even if you are a victim. I'd rather be a perpetrator than a victim, any day of the week. Victims are powerless, ineffective losers. The next time you decide to trash talk some celebrity, or a politician, look at their life and then compare it to your own. Chances are, they're doing far better than you. That's why you're one of many whining, and they're in the position of power, not even listening to you.
In many ways I'm talking to myself. Not so much with the whining and criticizing, but more to do with the feeling like a victim. I'm sick of having all these moral rules, and trying to have a lot of integrity. Those in power are rarely there because of their integrity. The cold truth is you gotta do immoral things to get ahead. Sorry, it's true. And I'm getting real sick of being so badly disadvantaged for trying to be the good guy.
Even if you WANTED to be the good guy, you have to deal with the devil. At SOME point you're going to have to mislead someone. You can't be 100% honest and get ahead. People are stupid. It doesn't work. You gotta bullshit them to gain compliance.
