▲ 250 ▼ You could have a natural talent for something you will never attempt (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Merulox@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (5 children) Is there such a thing as talent that isn’t a byproduct of a high IQ and personal interest permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world [S] 48 points 2 years ago Well, you could have perfect pitch permalink fedilink source parent [–] lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) I used to climb towers for a living. Never thought I'd be into it but I actually really liked it and wish I'd started earlier in life and kept at it longer. Can guarantee the only high IQ involved a tape measure and a bad pun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 point 2 years ago I used to climb towers for a living How does that work? Why did they pay you to climb towers? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 10 points 2 years ago Yeah, almost all sports. Although maybe you don't consider physical proportions and stuff like that "talent" exactly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WorldieBoi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) And education. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dentoid@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Education is a measure of stubbornness permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago And wealth and other forms of privilege, in the case of formal education. permalink fedilink source parent [–] petenu@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago There's also talents that are byproducts of being born to wealthy parents permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world [S] 48 points 2 years ago Well, you could have perfect pitch permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) I used to climb towers for a living. Never thought I'd be into it but I actually really liked it and wish I'd started earlier in life and kept at it longer. Can guarantee the only high IQ involved a tape measure and a bad pun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 point 2 years ago I used to climb towers for a living How does that work? Why did they pay you to climb towers? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 point 2 years ago I used to climb towers for a living How does that work? Why did they pay you to climb towers? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 10 points 2 years ago Yeah, almost all sports. Although maybe you don't consider physical proportions and stuff like that "talent" exactly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WorldieBoi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) And education. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dentoid@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Education is a measure of stubbornness permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago And wealth and other forms of privilege, in the case of formal education. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dentoid@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Education is a measure of stubbornness permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago And wealth and other forms of privilege, in the case of formal education. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago And wealth and other forms of privilege, in the case of formal education. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] petenu@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago There's also talents that are byproducts of being born to wealthy parents permalink fedilink source parent