• butternuts@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    What I read: I require external validation instead of finding it from within.

    Realistically all these achievements mean nothing when you die and are forgotten. It doesn’t necessarily invalidate the work and accomplishments but I’d argue it doesn’t give an individual the “higher ground” to belittle a partner on social media; they may not value it the same.

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      2 days ago

      I require external validation instead of finding it from within.

      I am not on LinkedIn, but from the outside this seems to be the trend there.

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        1 day ago

        Is this a rhetorical question? Or does this comes down to perspective? For the latter I would explain it as me seeing contempt from this person’s messaging around their partner seeming OK with not achieving things she defines as important. She then takes, what I would consider a personal conversation, to social media for what I can only assume is support from like-minded people to validate her.

        TL;DR the premise itself is belittling

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          Is it? It seems more introspective than anything. She acknowledges her initial confusion at his contentment despite not achieving those things, then turns right around to ask why she herself has trouble finding contentment that way. She only really brings up the “belittling” comments to immediately subvert them.