The thing about exceptional people is that they're just that - the exception, not the rule. Most amputees don't run marathons, and most child abuse survivors don't turn their lives around and become fabulously wealthy/respected whatevers. There are good reasons for that, losing a leg or most of your childhood is not an easy thing to hack. It isn't supposed to be. No amount of dualistic success/failure stories, positive thinking, society monetizing the idea of success, or whatever, can change that difficult things are difficult to deal with.
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The thing about exceptional people is that they're just that - the exception, not the rule. Most amputees don't run marathons, and most child abuse survivors don't turn their lives around and become fabulously wealthy/respected whatevers. There are good reasons for that, losing a leg or most of your childhood is not an easy thing to hack. It isn't supposed to be. No amount of dualistic success/failure stories, positive thinking, society monetizing the idea of success, or whatever, can change that difficult things are difficult to deal with.