Why you should give up
When we’re kids we hear the same messages on repeat: “You can be anything you want to be!” “Reach for the stars!” “Never give up on your dreams!” It’s a lovely sentiment, obviously. No one wants to tell a kid that statistically they’ll probably fail and end up living a perfectly average life, after all. But should we really be filling the next generation with unrealistic fantasies until they burst from the pressure of unrealized dreams?