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Video games are one of the few places where failure motivates us to get back up. It's a temporary setback that allows you to keep going, teaching us resilience and the power of a second chance. (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 1 year ago by StewartGilligan to c/showerthoughts
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i swer i'm not high...

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Does t mean you can’t try again in the one life!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Correct. Failure in reality doesn't generally imply death. Unless, of course, you're a bank robber. In most other cases it implies learned knowledge that helps your succeed in your current objective. Failing during a job interview, for example, helps you get better at job interviews.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but then the comparison with video games fails; that was my point 😄