Content with medicore, is something wrong with me?

[SeriousSquirrel]

I feel awful, and maybe stupidly so, because of the fact all I want in life is a nice apartment, ramen, and videogames. Seriously, here's my ideal lifestyle:

Living in either a decent sized apartment, or in a small house. Waking up everyday at six, so I can go to my job at gamestop/subway/blockbuster/albertsons. Grind my way through the day, clock out at five, drive home, fire up a bowl of ramen, sit down and play videogames/watch movies/ watch t.v. Fall asleep, wake up at six...


Potentialy, this is all extremely possible when I finally fucking graduate in three years. I have set up plans with several close friends about living as roomates, and they were all enthusiastic about it. So assuming I get a standard job, its all within reach. But is seems really fucking sad that, that is all I want in life.

Like four years ago I was set on getting a scholarship for, or at least playing college football. As recently as months ago I wanted to be a filmmaker. I won a student of the month award three years ago, held up a 3.0+ GPA my entire life until two years ago. Now I try hard enough for a 2.3

Am I a terrible person for wanting only the bare minimal when I could acheive a lot more? As far as I'm concerned I can choose not to use my talent, but others (lie my dad) feel otherwise. Generaly I follow a "fuck'em" philosophy, but I want to see what you guys think.

(I don't mean to sound like an arogant jerk when reffering to my talent, but I know for a fact I could breeze through advanced classes if I wanted to)

 

[Spinozaad]

At least you're being realistic.

Hollywood tells us we're all talents, special and wonderful. Most of us are mediocre twats, who are just there to gasp at the apparent greatness of the truly talented.

Personally, I'd say there's nothing wrong with your ambition to be mediocre.

 

[Danzaivar]

Nothing wrong with that. It seems tragic that you just want to settle for cheap-ass noodles rather than experiment with all of the culinary wonders this world has to offer, but everything else seems pretty damn good.

Of course, if you don't want kids but your friends all eventually marry up and become family people you'll probably lead a pretty lonely life from 30 onwards. Then again if they're in the same boat as you it would work well. Like Friends or something, hah.

 

[Dxz5roxg]

Well since you're not an over achiever I'd say you're just an achiever. Nothing wrong with that. Your perfect life actually doesn't sound half bad.

 

[SeriousSquirrel]

Nothing wrong with that. It seems tragic that you just want to settle for cheap-ass noodles rather than experiment with all of the culinary wonders this world has to offer, but everything else seems pretty damn good.

Of course, if you don't want kids but your friends all eventually marry up and become family people you'll probably lead a pretty lonely life from 30 onwards. Then again if they're in the same boat as you it would work well. Like Friends or something, hah.

Well, I'd try new foods now and then. Guess I mean more of a simple dinner on average days, with the occasional special

 

[Midnight Crossroads]

Nothing wrong with it. There isn't some meter to rate how much your life is worth. A lot of the wisest people in history have tried to convince people that they're better off living modestly.

One thing though, try to have some back up plans. Any plan that requires relying on what friends will be doing in three years is shaky at best.

 

[Marmooset]

Isn't Medicore the pharmaceutical alternative to Skynet?
Eh, if it gains sentience and takes over, it won't be so bad - fewer nukes than Skynet, and less likely to inflate costs than a human CEO.
I really wish it would stop sending automated Cialis ads to my work e-mail, though.

 

[Dexiro]

I have similar ambitions right now. I'm 16, kinda lazy, and i'm already frustrated with being in education. Did i want to spend the first 18 years of my life doing work i don't enjoy? Hell no.

I study programming and game design in my own time. All i want is to settle into a nice apartment, get a job i can live with, play some games and do my programming.

I just want to feel independent for once. Living with my parents with all of my possessions crammed into a stuffy claustrophobic room and being dragged off to college to learn stuff i don't care about isn't the way forward.

 

[SeriousSquirrel]

Nothing wrong with it. There isn't some meter to rate how much your life is worth. A lot of the wisest people in history have tried to convince people that they're better off living modestly.

One thing though, try to have some back up plans. Any plan that requires relying on what friends will be doing in three years is shaky at best.

Yeah, I'm gonna secure a job before moving, and I'm gonna make sure they've got steady paying jobs aswell. If not, a studio apartment is fine too.


OT: A slight update, there's room for a relationship in there too. The problem is that finding a girl that is likely, err, fit my standards, will be hard to find

 

[SeriousSquirrel]

I have similar ambitions right now. I'm 16, kinda lazy, and i'm already frustrated with being in education. Did i want to spend the first 18 years of my life doing work i don't enjoy? Hell no.

I study programming and game design in my own time. All i want is to settle into a nice apartment, get a job i can live with, play some games and do my programming.

I just want to feel independent for once. Living with my parents with all of my possessions crammed into a stuffy claustrophobic room and being dragged off to college to learn stuff i don't care about isn't the way forward.

Hah, maybe we could start a game company? Anyways, I've grown incredibly tired of education, and if it weren't so crucial I'd drop out now. But seeing as how my hopes for the perfect life will disappear without a diploma, I have to finish

 

[Randamo]

I often daydream about the same thing - in a livable apartment in the city, possibly a roommate and hanging out in the royal botanical park in sydney on my days off. But I wanna work for something, have a cause and not look back in the past and think 'what a waste of time'!

Err... what standards would you have for a girl? Eats half the ramen cup, pays her share of rent?

 

[imgunagitusucka]

Nothing wrong with it. There isn't some meter to rate how much your life is worth. A lot of the wisest people in history have tried to convince people that they're better off living modestly.

One thing though, try to have some back up plans. Any plan that requires relying on what friends will be doing in three years is shaky at best.

Yeah, I'm gonna secure a job before moving, and I'm gonna make sure they've got steady paying jobs aswell. If not, a studio apartment is fine too.


OT: A slight update, there's room for a relationship in there too. The problem is that finding a girl that is likely, err, fit my standards, will be hard to find

I knew a guy who everyone agreed would cure cancer one day, or something equally remarkable. He is currently working as a late night disc jockey, drinking a bottle of scotch as he plays the music he wants to listen to and getting paid for it. He couldn't be happier. He simply got sick of an ultra stressful life, living to work instead of working to live. No-ones' happiness matters more than your own. Oh, and many fine women would be happy with a man who can hold down a steady job, pay his rent, and not beat the shit out of her. I think you'll do fine.

 

[Rachel317]

Once you've graduated and life is progressing, you'll probably desire more things, a different lifestyle. For now, whatever you want is fine.

Everyone (bar the exceptional few) are destined for mediocrity. They'll have a 3 bedroom house, 2.5 kids, a £7000 car...that's the way things go. At least you're realistic about what you can achieve. If you CAN achieve more, it's a shame to let it go to waste, because at least if you later on decide you DO want more, you have something to fall back on. You'd get a better job, have more money...but with that comes more stress and misery.

Whatever makes you happy is what you should aim for.

 

[Valksy]

OP - there is nothing wrong with your personal ambitions (or as some would say, lack of them). That doesn't mean that you should tank your education if it is on offer. Education will give you more potential choices in your future and choice is always a good thing. Your ambitions may well change if you have a family for example.

I wonder if they way that you feel right now has something to do with the current economic climate. A lot of the things that we are trained to desire- as a part of a consumer society - is just stuff, material items. And for a lot of people that has now resulted in the accumulation of terrifying amounts of credit burden. At a time when there seems to be fewer jobs and less stability I am not surprised that you do not wish to own a huge house, massive car, 60' flat screen 3D TV. I am sure that your politicians and economists would like to encourage the citizenship to help spend the country out of recession. And that is fine if you have secure employment and a decent income and a load of bullshit if you don't.

And the most important fact is, of course, that this is YOUR life. Keep your options open if you can as us humans are fickle things. But it is your prerogative to choose for yourself.

 

[Palademon]

I think it's good, you won't have much to be disappointed about because you're not aiming high. As far as I'm concerned, being happy with little is a good thing.

 

[Sneaky-Pie]

Don't let others tell you how to live your life. If you're content with that lifestyle, by all means go for it.

 

[Cowabungaa]

That nagging feeling is everything society has taught you disagreeing with you. But you know what? Fuck 'em. If that what makes you happy, it's all good.

I too no longer desire some kind of super-complicated American Dream-ish life. I stopped caring about having a super-duper career, I just want to be together with the girl I love and share life with her, doing whatever the hell we please.

 

[similar.squirrel]

At least you're being realistic.

Hollywood tells us we're all talents, special and wonderful. Most of us are mediocre twats, who are just there to gasp at the apparent greatness of the truly talented.

Personally, I'd say there's nothing wrong with your ambition to be mediocre.

Agreed. But I don't think you should settle for the bare minimum. There is no guarantee that you'll want to do this for your whole life.

 

[Woodsey]

There's nothing wrong with it per se.

But when you're on your death bed and that's what your life has been you've got to wonder about what you're going to think of it.

 

[Casual Shinji]

This has been my life-style for the last 10 years.

It's nice and comfy, that's for sure, but it hasn't been to good for my self-esteem.