Spot. On.
Spot. On.
Sounds like this guy has low self esteem....
A whole lot of semantics going on here.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Thomas Jefferson
no self esteem is a self delusion. it's impossible. we are humans with complicated minds. no self esteem is called a ROBOT. dude looks and talks like a tool.
Last edited by pete311; 10-05-2017 at 08:12 AM.
What I know of Matt Welch, self-esteem isn't his problem. LOL!
The 'everyone gets an award' nonsense, I'm with him on that. Breathing is good, an award for existing not so much. Seeing yourself as capable is important, an award will not bestow that. Having goals and meeting them, that is where a belief in abilities comes from, though it takes many successes for the belief in oneself to develop as a characteristic. Along the way, failures may happen multiple times, it's the positive belief through prior experiences that enables one to persevere and keep going until the goal is reached.
His example regarding math and just doing the homework, yeah, dad was helping with the self-discipline and perseverance development.
Self-discipline and perseverance are the two features of competent people. Again, one's self-perception of competence, even in the face of temporary failure, is what keeps one going on the task at hand.
"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill