Kolli@sopuli.xyz to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 months ago"YOLO" and "Memento Mori" mean pretty much the same thingmessage-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down137
arrow-up1144arrow-down1message-square"YOLO" and "Memento Mori" mean pretty much the same thingKolli@sopuli.xyz to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareDr. BoblinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 months agoThis couldn’t be more incorrect. Memento mori is a call for humility. Carpe diem is a call for purposeful action. YOLO is a “hold my beer” moment preceding a calculated stupidity.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoWhat if waiting for conditions to be perfect before you come out of your shell is placing too much value on one’s own dignity?
This couldn’t be more incorrect. Memento mori is a call for humility. Carpe diem is a call for purposeful action. YOLO is a “hold my beer” moment preceding a calculated stupidity.
What if waiting for conditions to be perfect before you come out of your shell is placing too much value on one’s own dignity?