Thought experiment. Do you find any of these statements below cringy and or ableist?
I posted this on another social and an acquaintance believes it to be both. I disagree.
Maybe I'm looking at it differently?
@KarenSohne I can see that in a workplace. But what about a gym? Or your own motivation to never quit even when you succeed?
@ThrasherPrime Maybe in a gym, not that you’d ever see me in a gym. The overall tone of that message is one of admonition, not encouragement, or praise or an awareness of the difficulties overcome. Those kind of statements do not motivate me
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I think maybe it depends on how you define work. 🤔 If the definition of work includes a complete lack of self-care, then that meme is terrible advice!
"Working" on establishing good sleep habits should count, and also working smarter, not harder, and working on being more patient and understanding towards other people.
You know?
Not just grinding away in misery to succeed according to someone else. Maybe?
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But that last line rings more true, consistency is important.
@janallmac I think you're right and the context is important. To me I internalize it and try to apply it to how I approach work, tasks whatever. Like having that never quit mentality.
The top line sums up the meaning of the remaining four.
It's both cringey and ableist.
I'd add that it's also good old fashioned Puritan Values Prosperity Gospel Victim Blaming.
Because the meaning here is that if you fail it's your fault for not trying hard enough.
@Tarnagh But it doesn't stop with just failing. If you succeed keep going.
Sure, if we completely ignore all the physical and mental reasons why someone may not be able to do that.
Ultimately, it comes down to "If you don't succeed then it's entirely your fault alone that you are a failure."
I dunno. Maybe it's just me. I just feel like the whole concept reeks of grind yourself to death for the corporate machine and if you don't you're a failure.
Like the caption at the top says: "No one cares (implied: about you here in this office). Keep working.
@Tarnagh I definitely wouldn't want corporate saying that to me. Like I've said before I use this internally as motivation. Like an affirmation almost.
It would definitely be problematic in a business environment.
It doesn't matter how anyone else feels about it, then. 🙂
I did miss seeing that you use it for internal motivation/affirmation.
If this is what works for you, for that purpose, then it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.
it’s accurate. doesn’t matter one’s ability for anything @ThrasherPrime
@ThrasherPrime , I think it depends on context. The comments here seem to suggest they're applying it toward their jobs. I relate it to learning/developing my various art styles and techniques. I can see how you might apply it to your martial arts.
@ThrasherPrime I find them cringey in general.
@ThrasherPrime l worked for years in an increasingly toxic work place, this would have fit right in there