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ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Eh, no one says “how sad” when a person’s Identity is creating art. I’m an engineer so I create practical things, but that doesn’t mean I have less passion for what I do.

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FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Having passion for something and using it as the basis of your identity are two very different things. If a painter says that painting is their identity, yes, I would say that was sad too.

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- ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  What would you say is a good basis for one’s identity?
  
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  - FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Why should any one thing be your whole identity?
    
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