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by randomnumber314 3472 days ago
Why do people, such as this author, treat the world as this dichotomy of passion and work? Isn't wanting to be great at whatever you do a passion? Isn't wanting to be challenged and learning new things a passion? I've worked (literally) in the shit, and now I'm writing this on a $2,500 Mac a company bought for me, while sitting at a desk. I think the lesson us millennials are failing to learn is that you can pursue your passion, but find a way to do so that is valuable to others.

Want to end world hunger? Okay, quit whining about the 1%, get to work, and create an organization that can make that happen. If it truly was your passion, there shouldn't be anything stopping you from accomplishing it. It seems, then, that the "passion" is really just an excuse for not trying.