• papalonian@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    think about whatever it was they were thinking about before someone came along and told them they had to earn a living.

    This right here moved me. Not just because it’s so spot on, but because I don’t even remember what I was thinking about back then.

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      20 hours ago

      I reverse engineered this, by thinking about what I would do if I was in the Pokemon world, since whatever economic system Pokemon has means that 10 year olds can support themselves with hobby income while traveling the world, and basically every adult makes their living through their special interest. So now I’m working towards becoming a wetland ecologist, and it’s led to uncovering tons of nostalgic memories from field trips and stuff in elementary school

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      24 hours ago

      As a kid, a friend asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said I wanted to be an inventor, like Gyro Gearloose.

      He said: That’s not a job.