>>102662419I feel like you're just projecting your own insecurities about your life onto the work. Average and unremarkable doesn't mean "bad", it means... Average and unremarkable. A lot of people are comfortable with that - probably the majority - which is great, because any functional society needs to have a large amount of people who are content to perform the mundane tasks in exchange for a (relatively) safe and comfortable existence. There's nothing wrong with that, but it's generally presented as being the only, or at least the "right", way to live your life. Which it isn't for everyone.
In my case, I've never taken anything at face value. I've always questioned everything, failed school and didn't go to college until I was 28. In the intervening time I worked a few unconventional jobs, started my own business at 22, travelled ~20 countries over five continents, read hundreds of books, learnt some Spanish, French, German and Esperanto, survived a revolution, probably saw, did and experienced more than most people will in a lifetime. I could tell you a hundred stories from my travels and you likely wouldn't believe any of them. Now I'm in my 30s, living off my earnings whilst doing a lot of self guided study, writing a couple of books, experimenting with a lot of drugs and having a lot of casual sex. It's rarely been safe, but it's usually been interesting. I have no job or financial security, but always manage to get by one way or another.
Now, would I say this is the right way to live? No. Do I think either I or my life are somehow better than anyone else? Also no. A society of people like me would collapse instantly. I don't criticise anybody for going down the path well trodden. They have their own set of unique skills and experiences, and I've yet to meet anybody I couldn't learn something from. If that's what makes them happy, great. In a lot of ways I envy the people who can be satisfied with a normal life. But you have to live what's right for you.
