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Not only is this bad advice, it’s perhaps the worst advice. I clicked this expecting it to be about attitudes, expectations, and entitlement, such as people who expect special treatment because of their social media profile. Instead it’s someone who is encouraging you to actively suck at what you do and to take no pride in your work when it is a hobby.

Let me counter this with an age old adage that is simply true: “Anything worth doing is worth doing well.”




I might suggest reading the second and third sentences of the article, which directly refute your interpretation:

>Want to try a craft or artistic hobby? Focus on mastering the skill and enjoy the variety it can provide.

"Focus on mastering the skill" is directly the opposite of "actively suck at what you do and take no pride in your work".

>Let me counter this with an age old adage that is simply true

A thing that is repeated often enough isn't "simply true" just because it's repeated often enough. Perhaps consider the situational applicability and limited-exhaustiveness of pithy proverbs.




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