Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!panix!.POSTED.2602:f977:0:1::2!not-for-mail From: Ted Heise Newsgroups: news.admin.peering,news.software.nntp Subject: Re: Young people peering Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 20:03:50 -0000 (UTC) Organization: My own, such as it is Message-ID: References: Injection-Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 20:03:50 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: reader1.panix.com; posting-host="2602:f977:0:1::2"; logging-data="20719"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@panix.com" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (NetBSD) Bytes: 2070 Lines: 30 On Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:35:54 +0000, Retro Guy wrote: > Grant Taylor wrote: > > On 4/19/24 09:56, The Bjornsdottirs - Lightning wrote: > >> I'm 24 and I've rattled the idea around my head a couple > >> times. Each time, I am demotivated by the kind of person I > >> come across, > > > ProTip: Aspire to more. You will fail. But failure part of > > the learning process. > > > Even if you fail when aspiring to mire, you will quite likely > > be in a better position than you were before you tried. > > > I think I'm qualified to say Pro because I've been paid for > > the last 20 years for 10:aspiring, 20:failing, 30:goto 10. > > I agree. Fear of failure will just keep a person from > accomplishing much of anything. > > It's good to realize that people who end up producing something > awesome didn't just get it done on the first try, they tried, > and tried again with persistence. You responders are of course correct about the benefits of not letting fear stop action, but I read the OP more as a matter of asking why make the effort when it just increases contact with unwanted folks (and behaviors). Maybe I misread. -- Ted Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA