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by wufufufu 2913 days ago
> I've found that usually when people say they're "passionate" about something, what they're really saying is that they have a deep yearning for the high social status they would attain if they were great at or well-known for that thing.

This is you projecting your own motivations onto others.

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This is you denying innate motivations because you don't consciously think about things that way.