Ask each person on this platform what their "goals" are and what they define as "success" and you will get many differing answers. Even similar definitions will vary with very slight intricacies which make all the difference in the world. People read / "read into " a blog and then comprehend through their own personal filters and see their world through their own prejudices. Those with more "power" will always push their agendas on those with less "power" and those with less "power" will always feel oppressed and claim to be victims. Others will just go with the flow. Some are more motivated than others. And some are here just for the memes or to stir the pot. So in short, the answer is "we" will never achieve "success" because these are terms that are just too ambiguous (just like all words).
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