Does Anyone Else Struggle to Identify with the Author?
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Re: Does Anyone Else Struggle to Identify with the Author?
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It all depends on whether the person is experiencing universal struggles or rich person (sometimes called first world) problems. It can be completely alienating to have someone complain about something that only applies when you are wealthy. But the wealthy are also human, and have many of the same struggles and personal journeys as the rest of us. There needs to be a strong anchor in humanity.Gunnar Ohberg wrote: ↑21 Jan 2018, 15:30 I am not holding anything against Rob White personally; in fact, I am very happy for him and his successes. However, I did struggle to empathize with him as he was learning lessons that involved running with the bulls, declining helicopter rides, doing tricks in a biplane, and lending out his Porsche. I related more with him during the first half of his book (his childhood), which I would argue made its lessons feel more effective. Again, I am not disparaging his wealth, I'm only exploring the relative nature of his lessons. What do you all think?
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Sounds like the author gets to explore his psyche in ways not available to everyone, and that is always a little eye-roll inducing! First world problems and all that. But then one can only tell one's story from one's own perspective. I guess the important thing is that he did learn the lessons. But come on... running with the bulls?! LunaticGunnar Ohberg wrote: ↑21 Jan 2018, 15:30 I am not holding anything against Rob White personally; in fact, I am very happy for him and his successes. However, I did struggle to empathize with him as he was learning lessons that involved running with the bulls, declining helicopter rides, doing tricks in a biplane, and lending out his Porsche. I related more with him during the first half of his book (his childhood), which I would argue made its lessons feel more effective. Again, I am not disparaging his wealth, I'm only exploring the relative nature of his lessons. What do you all think?
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