Brain Dump | Morning Musings

In another episode of agree to disagree, I came across a reel of a podcast that was talking about how these days people idolize something and put the person into a pedestal. I’ve seen this way too many times and once the person they idolize makes a speck of mistake, they’re scrutinized and end up ruining the said person. Personally, I don’t get it when people idolize anybody. I do admire people but I would never put them into pedestal as if they’re worthy of my worship. When I like someone and find their life pretty intriguing, I admire them and as well as synthesize their admirable qualities. Rather than trying to be exactly like them and copying their personality from top to bottom, I integrate their admirable traits into my life. But here’s the dark truth, in the past I was pretty much borderline copying lives of other, especially people I consider successful and well-rounded like Tim Ferris. But again, I was young and dumber. Soon, as I learned from my lesson, I just admire these people from afar and learned that I have my own personality and needs that I need to put forth rather than copying one’s life and lifestyle.

Welcome to my brain dump, it’s morning and when I am able to sit down, sipping a cup of coffee while contemplating about life and emptying it out a little.

Okay, those people love waking up early like 5 AM or something. I love waking up early too but it’s around 3 AM rather than 5 AM. It took a while to find what I really enjoy and my own hobby. I eventually find what I truly enjoy and develop my own personality rather than switching into different shells, everytime I find a person whose quality I admire. So, I don’t agree if you ever admire someone and put them on a pedestal.These people make mistake too and mere human, just like most of us.

Recently, on twitter, this video of a 30 something man became viral. He shared his day in the life as a middle class man with a stable job. A lot of people said his life was soulless and sad.

https://twitter.com/AutismCapital/status/1782089127988695114

- AutismCapital

I saw that video about a few weeks ago. It was that same guy on instagram and I think his life is pretty okay. I mean, perhaps he doesn’t want a lamborghini and plenty of side chicks. He just wants that cushy 9-5 job and comes back home to his favorite dog.

I have a few friends like that too, who work 9-5, have that pay security, and live such a life to be all they want. They don’t want any luxury vagabonding, partying all day, and bikini clad women on their side. The middle class life is all they want.

Not going to lie here, as I grow older I find that security to be comforting. You don’t have to worry about getting fired especially if you work for the government. But I just knew, that type of job would be tad boring to me which is why I don’t pursue it. But again, having something stable and recession proof is definitely a lot better. That middle class man has everything. It might not be as flashy as lambo dreamer but it’s got the regular people live in general.

But if you wonder if it’s worth it being the middle class, I would doubt so. It’s another to agree to disagree because just based on my experience, where I am from, the middle class is crushed. They always have to work extra because they’re not poor enough to receive any type of aid but also not too rich to afford things.

Take it for example, where I am from there are scholarships meant for the underprivileged a.k.a the poor. Students from less fortunate backgrounds can have their way to get to prestigious universities through this gate. While the upper class can pay their way in, the middle class fight in between with limited doors opening up to them.

There are more things that are quite unfavorable being the middle class too. So, to be honest, it’s not worth it. I think it’s better to be middle-upper/upper class or if you can’t reach higher, poor is an option too as long as government grants and aid are on the horizon. But I think nobody in this world wants to be poor, so there’s that.

Now, let’s jump into the car. This relates to the previous topic about the lambo dreamer. While I am not saying it’s impossible, it’s just economically inefficient unless you’re ultra wealthy. I think TV and social media make it seem like owning those cars is easy but there are hidden costs of it too. There’s car maintenance, taxation that comes with owning it, as well as value depreciation. So, for a lot of us, buying a used and regular car that takes us from A to B would be a lot more reasonable.

When reading is all you do....

All I’ve been doing for the past 8 years was basically dabbling with words. Something that for most people is a mere hobby for me it was something I studied and something that earns me
money. For some reason, these days I have some type of aversion towards reading. I would love to read at normal people’s pace and just enjoy it but with me, because of what I got used to, I can read a book in a day and finish it. I could understand it to the point where I can write a critical analysis about it. Unfortunately, it’s not something I want to do these days, I really want to enjoy reading as others do. Maybe one of these days I can finally enjoy reading again and getting out of my reading burnout.