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Re:Ask HN: I feel so shallow and dumb when I see what other ... by HWR_14 on Friday November 19, 2021 @04:22PM (#29282691)
There are a lot of people who look at that past self as being something they fell away from. In some cases by choices they made and regret and in others where they suffered some accident. I'm not sure how the Hemingway quote is supposed to make them feel.
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Re:Ask HN: I feel so shallow and dumb when I see what other ... by tomrod on Friday November 19, 2021 @04:53PM (#29283054)
That the future can still inspire, once they account for sunk costs being irrelevant even if emotionally difficult.
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Re:Ask HN: I feel so shallow and dumb when I see what other ... by Typhon on Friday November 19, 2021 @04:59PM (#29283129)
This is one of those things that is both very true, and very much easier to say than do.
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Re:Ask HN: I feel so shallow and dumb when I see what other ... by tomrod on Saturday November 20, 2021 @06:28PM (#29292736)
Agreed!
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Re:Ask HN: I feel so shallow and dumb when I see what other ... by HWR_14 on Friday November 19, 2021 @09:49PM (#29285158)
If you're so emotionally mature as to avoid the sunk cost fallacy, do you need the emotional boost of inspiration?

It's like saying "once you're happy, you're no longer depressed".

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Re:Ask HN: I feel so shallow and dumb when I see what other ... by tomrod on Saturday November 20, 2021 @06:28PM (#29292735)
You do. Maintaining maturity can be difficult.
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