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Re:He dropped out to become a poet – now he’s won a Fields M... by scotty79 on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @06:19AM (#31986431)
> Moreover, as he later realized, “I wanted to be someone who writes great poetry,” he said. “I didn’t want to write great poetry.”

I absolutely love this distinction.

In Polish there's a saying "Chcę, ale mi się nie chce." which is hard to translate but it's something along the lines:

I want ... but I don't want to.

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Re:He dropped out to become a poet – now he’s won a Fields M... by corrral on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @03:21PM (#31992541)
How strange to see

That I'm exactly the person that I want to be

- Amanda Palmer, "In My Mind"

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Re:He dropped out to become a poet – now he’s won a Fields M... by shreyshnaccount on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @08:16AM (#31987280)
thats seems like a very delightful phrase, can you share a more in depth meaning?
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Re:He dropped out to become a poet – now he’s won a Fields M... by lupire on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @09:00AM (#31987686)
I want to write a book, But I don't want to write the words.

I want to win the World Cup, but I'm not getting out of bed to go to the gym.

I want to be rich and famous, but I don't want to do the work.

I want to be a bride, but I don't want to build a relationship.

I buy books but don't read them.

I buy tools and supplies but don't build.

I read books but don't do exercise.

I want to be a person who does great things, but in each moment I don't do the work.

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Re:He dropped out to become a poet – now he’s won a Fields M... by shreyshnaccount on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:14AM (#31989199)
just that? felt it's a bit deeper
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Re:He dropped out to become a poet – now he’s won a Fields M... by svnt on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @05:16PM (#31993809)
Here’s an alternative: I wanted to be a magician, but when started to learn how to cast spells I realized that to become one I would have to embody the disenchantment of my world.
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