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lorl3ss t1_iuqn8ze wrote

I like this but reading it again for the millionth time I'm starting to see some flaws.

Obsessed with facts? Really? This reads like an arrogant newly found atheist proclaiming that the world and people can be broken down into objective truths while anyone with any life experience knows it really cant. (I'm atheist btw)

Blames self for the world? I may be misunderstanding here but the world is out of your control. Blaming yourself for the worlds problems is a great way to drive yourself completely insane.

On the other hand there are some good things in here. I like that one of the climbing goats is simply "built for climbing". Like there are some people who will naturally mature faster for whatever reason of their genetics or upbringing.

Isn't afraid to fail is a good one too. Anyone who wants to get anywhere in life needs to learn this.

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gone_internal t1_iur7k7e wrote

I think the "afraid to fail" goat and its opposite are more about people that don't get started because they fear failure. There's also a toxic version of being so afraid to fail that you cut corners, lie, cheat, steal, put others in danger, or take excessive risks to avoid failing even when the risks are high and reward low.

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BigMouse12 t1_iurk1fr wrote

I think “obsessed with facts” is meant to be seen in the context of the two before it, “obsessed with status and obsessed with questioning”. The idea being, as one starts to think beyond themselves, it starts question and moves to understanding what makes for reasonable vs unreasonable responses to those questions.

Even in the context of religion, applying questioning and thinking about how two things that seem contradictory can come together. It’s important process that both builds faith and allows oneself to break with more cult like groups.

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912-3487 t1_iur9d4t wrote

Why is 'knows everything at the bottom?' Its only immature if you rub it in people's faces

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lorl3ss t1_iuratco wrote

It's more "thinks they know everything". In reality no one knows everything. It's impossible.

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912-3487 t1_iuraw9r wrote

ah, didn't get it. Now I do, it should really be that then

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Ratatoski t1_iuuuv6b wrote

There's a goat at the top studying a huge pile of books saying "knows nothing". The one at the bottom only thinks they know everything while the one who is actually very well educated is humble. They didn't really make all of these obvious at a quick glance

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