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What you call life was made up by people who were no smarter than you

Living according to factory settings is a waste; try to change something instead

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Enda Mac Nally
October 30, 2024 • Read it in: 4 minutes

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What you call life was made up by people who were no smarter than you

“When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and your life is just to live your life inside the world. Try not to bash into the walls too much. Try to have a nice family life, have fun, save a little money.

That’s a very limited life.

Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact, and that is — everything around you that you call life, was made up by people who were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use.”

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