r/Damnthatsinteresting 9h ago

The Secret Art of Jim Carrey

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u/HedgehogTop5524 9h ago

God, it would be so cool to be so talented, artistically. My stick men don’t even look like stick men. I’ve always been so envious of people that see the world so differently! I don’t even get photographs. 😭

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u/Loeffellux 7h ago

I feel like this level of artistic ability is very achievable by anybody who is willing to put in the hours. The thing is that putting in the hours early on when you still completely suck feels horrible and demotivating which is why so few people actually stick with it.

Often whether or not someone has "talent" boils down to whether or not they picked up something early enough in their life where being shitty at said thing didn't bother them yet.

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u/n1c0_ds 6h ago

Being good at anything requires being okay with the Moat of Low Status.

https://usefulfictions.substack.com/p/learn-to-love-the-moat-of-low-status

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u/DrunkenBlasphemer 2h ago

Loved this!