I'm not convinced that any of that is bad.
>the people who chime in the most about their careers are those whose careers (and relationships) are going the best
As it should be. Only a very small minority of people have careers or relationships worth emulating, and they should be setting examples for everyone else to aspire to.
Lucy is upset because she knows that she can do better. She sees people who are no smarter and no better than her getting much more out of life, and she is rightfully disgusted with her mediocrity.
Personal anecdote- at one time I made 30k a year, and I actually thought that was good. I thought it was good because I made more than my friends.
Then I started hanging out on Blind and /r/cscareerquestions. I got a CS degree and a job paying $70k a year, but felt like a failure because everyone on Blind seems to make more. As soon as I could I hopped to a higher paying role, but still felt poor.
But I'm not complaining now. Peer pressure from social media pushed me to build a great career, even if it made me feel miserable and inadequate for a time.
Is it better to be happy and complacent? I don't think so.
>the people who chime in the most about their careers are those whose careers (and relationships) are going the best
As it should be. Only a very small minority of people have careers or relationships worth emulating, and they should be setting examples for everyone else to aspire to.
Lucy is upset because she knows that she can do better. She sees people who are no smarter and no better than her getting much more out of life, and she is rightfully disgusted with her mediocrity.
Personal anecdote- at one time I made 30k a year, and I actually thought that was good. I thought it was good because I made more than my friends.
Then I started hanging out on Blind and /r/cscareerquestions. I got a CS degree and a job paying $70k a year, but felt like a failure because everyone on Blind seems to make more. As soon as I could I hopped to a higher paying role, but still felt poor.
But I'm not complaining now. Peer pressure from social media pushed me to build a great career, even if it made me feel miserable and inadequate for a time.
Is it better to be happy and complacent? I don't think so.