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Sliver · 11-06-2014, 01:20 PM

So I was reading "dear prudence" letters today, and came across this one. Basically, a chick is married to a guy that has been "working" on a screenplay for six years. She's working the daily grind, and he's following his dreams.

Prudence gave some refreshing advice:

Thank you for this important corrective to the notion that all those with a passion should chuck the dull 9 to 5 and follow their muse. We read stories of people who sell their novel for a million bucks, or turn a cupcake recipe into an empire. Of course, it doesn’t make sense to write a profile of the guy whose been noodling over a script for more than half a decade and is a hopeless leech.

I've noticed this about a lot of people that pursue their dreams. They often turn off the logical side of their brain and want pats on the back and dole out smug smiles as they regale you with tales of their passions and their journey to satisfaction. 99.9 times out of 100, there are family members or RRSP savings suffering when somebody puts their dreams ahead of taking care of business and actually progressing through life with some forward momentum. I think there is a social expectation to congratulate people that shuck responsibility in favour of doomed-to-fail dreams, and you come off as a jerk if you poke holes in their fantasy.

The other annoying thing about these types is they think they're so interesting relative to a typical 9 to fiver that is responsibly going about their days and lives creating a better future for themselves and their loved ones.

What do you guys think of dreamers? Are you with me and Prudence, or are you wrong?

11-06-2014, 01:20 PM	#1
Sliver evil of fart Join Date: Sep 2009 Exp:	Are people who follow their dreams a bit out to lunch? So I was reading "dear prudence" letters today, and came across this one. Basically, a chick is married to a guy that has been "working" on a screenplay for six years. She's working the daily grind, and he's following his dreams. Prudence gave some refreshing advice: Thank you for this important corrective to the notion that all those with a passion should chuck the dull 9 to 5 and follow their muse. We read stories of people who sell their novel for a million bucks, or turn a cupcake recipe into an empire. Of course, it doesn’t make sense to write a profile of the guy whose been noodling over a script for more than half a decade and is a hopeless leech. I've noticed this about a lot of people that pursue their dreams. They often turn off the logical side of their brain and want pats on the back and dole out smug smiles as they regale you with tales of their passions and their journey to satisfaction. 99.9 times out of 100, there are family members or RRSP savings suffering when somebody puts their dreams ahead of taking care of business and actually progressing through life with some forward momentum. I think there is a social expectation to congratulate people that shuck responsibility in favour of doomed-to-fail dreams, and you come off as a jerk if you poke holes in their fantasy. The other annoying thing about these types is they think they're so interesting relative to a typical 9 to fiver that is responsibly going about their days and lives creating a better future for themselves and their loved ones. What do you guys think of dreamers? Are you with me and Prudence, or are you wrong?