Mistakes Mistakes Mistakes!!!

[Anonymouse]

Is it why men are fatally driven to a woman's womb: are we running away from the responsibility of our mistake, returning to where we came from?

Well I don't know since I cannot even begin to wonder at my existential paradox, but one big mistake I definitely made, and I deeply regret was smoking marijuana.

[Lamb Boy]

Well I don't know since I cannot even begin to wonder at my existential paradox, but one big mistake I definitely made, and I deeply regret was smoking marijuana.

Are you serious? Deeply regret? Were you like Chris Tucker on Friday after he got dusted? lol Anon running naked through the streets swating at invisible entities ... heheheh

Do you also deeply regret the first time you smoked crack? Just kidding!

How about your first drink? I know Winoman was glad he took a sip ...

Aiight Bill, er Anon don't inhale ... bad things may happen

[Siamanto]

Well I don't know since I cannot even begin to wonder at my existential paradox, but one big mistake I definitely made, and I deeply regret was smoking marijuana.

Why? Is it when you had the insight about your "existential paradox" and how the security of the womb felt as a warmer and better place?

[Siamanto]

I'm not necessarily implying that one cannot or should not learn from one's own mistakes, merely that if bad experiences or mistakes can be mitigated, why not? Simply put, if there are things that are possible to learn from other people's mistakes, it should be sought. However, they are indeed inclusive, and nor did I suggest you cannot learn from your mistakes.

I'm glad that we agree. Your initial "not necessarily true" did not seem as nuanced.

However, I did suggest that, what one could have learned from one's own mistakes, one could have learned life's lesson from watching and observing those around, or reading books to gain insights into life. After all, what are most books but other people's life experiences compacted into pages? Experiences, that we in no way could have had the time or ability to experience ourselves to learn from. So where possible we can learn from those other peoples' experience. Or listening to our parents as we were growing up (yes I admit I was bad I thought I knew more!).

P.S. "Smart" or "genius" is a matter of preference. I think genius sums it up just fine.

We agree that it is possible - and smart - to learn from others' mistakes - and experiences in general - but
1- There is a fundamental and qualitative difference between "experiencing" and observing.
2- (You did not suggest it, at least not strongly) Why limit oneself to others' experiences? Not very ingenious!
PS. I consider genius a person(concept) who(that), by essence, transcends others' "limited" experiences i.e. based on singular experience.

[Siamanto]

I know Winoman was glad he took a sip ...

No puns intended!!!!

[Sip]

I just remembered Enrico Pollini (played by Rowan Atkinson) in Rat Race.

[Anonymouse]

How about your first drink? I know Winoman was glad he took a sip ...

And he hasn't stopped ever since. That explains everything.

[Anonymouse]

I'm glad that we agree. Your initial "not necessarily true" did not seem as nuanced.





We agree that it is possible - and smart - to learn from others' mistakes - and experiences in general - but
1- There is a fundamental and qualitative difference between "experiencing" and observing.
2- (You did not suggest it, at least not strongly) Why limit oneself to others' experiences? Not very ingenious!

I did not suggest one should limit oneself to others' experiences, but where preferrable and possible one should definitely take advantage of that as it would ease great many things in life. I think that more than experiencing, not enough people have given the other a try - to observe and heed the experiences of others. It's very underrated which is why I state it.

PS. I consider genius a person(concept) who(that), by essence, transcends others' "limited" experiences i.e. based on singular experience.

Where would we be if we did not have different ideas of what constitutes a genius?

[Sip]

I consider anyone who thinks like me a genius.

[Anonymouse]

I consider anyone who thinks like me a genius.

I consider anyone who thinks like you a genus.