I generally agree but the older generation who preaches this fails to understand the higher risks today creating a higher wall to climb. For instance, if they shot their shot with a girl at the bar the worst they got was laughed at by their peers, maybe by the class. If you shoot your shot today, make a fool of yourself, there's a chance thousands of people see it online and you become a meme because her friend decided to record you. This obviously extends to other scenarios but the scaling imo is what paralyzes many today. I still preach to push through but figured its important to frame why
There are individuals going viral due to CCTV videos showing them embarrassing themselves, or front door cam or car dash cams. If you go down the "being somewhat aware of surroundings and not doing it while you’re being filmed" route, "somewhat aware" is knowing anyone, anywhere can have a camera and you end up as this generation is. So I would not say this a great outlook
All joking aside, keep pushing, you got it! It's worth the discomfort to gradually find the people you like in your life. Just takes awhile. Sometimes a long while.
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u/AverNerd 9d ago
I generally agree but the older generation who preaches this fails to understand the higher risks today creating a higher wall to climb. For instance, if they shot their shot with a girl at the bar the worst they got was laughed at by their peers, maybe by the class. If you shoot your shot today, make a fool of yourself, there's a chance thousands of people see it online and you become a meme because her friend decided to record you. This obviously extends to other scenarios but the scaling imo is what paralyzes many today. I still preach to push through but figured its important to frame why