Thread: Apathy: the root of experience?

That's an interesting twist on stuff. The one thing I'm not seeing is how apathy would be behind you making decisions in life. If you can either start a business or not start a business, and you don't care which you do, you probably won't actually create a business, unless some outside factor (someone else) prompts you to.

I think you're talking more about "not caring about the outcome of stuff" right? And you're using "apathy" to describe "it's ok to fail" . And in that sense, it does make a lot of... sense. If you ever want to succeed, you have to take calculated risks. You can't guarantee success, but you can strategically take the risks that have the best chances of putting you ahead of the game. Then, overall, you WILL be ahead of the game, but you have to allow yourself to go on the chopping block.

I don't think you can really say apathy and courage are one and the same. With courage, you take your calculated risks and understand the possible outcomes (i.e. plan for the best, be ready for the worst). With apathy, you're more likely to make dangerous, uncalculated risks, and even if you get lucky and succeed, it's no way to live your life, because you WILL lose everything. I think it's the path to a life of gambling.

If I wern't so lathargic I would be more apathetic.

Yea I think you are absolutely right Replicon