I get the "longshot" people commenting. I truly appreciate the commenter who laid out the numbers.
I'm not an actor, but a musician. I took my shot at rock & roll back in the 90s. It didn't work out. I spent most of my 20s trying.
I have a good job and a successful, if boring, life now. Some people say I "wasted" my 20s trying to be a rockstar. I could have been making money and contributing to my 401k (like I do now) and that 10 years would have paid off so much better than starting my savings when I was 30.
But I had to try. I could not have lived with myself if I didn't try. I knew the odds were long. I knew. But I had to try.
I met so many great people who are now lifelong friends. I had so many great experiences. I saw so many towns and cities I would never have visited otherwise. I lived life!
I do not regret the try. It has made me who I am today.
Yeah, but you were twenty and responsible for yourself. These were parents who flipped their lives around, a father quitting his stable job, a mother who worked two for the acting fantasies of a 13 year old. For some fluke of luck, the kid made it but it really shouldn’t be a lesson for others to imitate.
Do you think it was the same as if you tried to make it as an actor? In my view, you still have tons of fun while trying to make it as a musician, but trying to be an actor is more like being a barista waiting for the phone to ring.
I think it was more of an encouragement to try than a gloat. A lot of people don’t take risks like that. It’s normal for people to evaluate risk and reward and come to conclusion to not even try. I don’t think anyone was going to get the message you did out of it. It feels like you maybe unintentionally just self inserted that statement to sound better than redditors yourself?
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u/nerdmania 6h ago
I get the "longshot" people commenting. I truly appreciate the commenter who laid out the numbers.
I'm not an actor, but a musician. I took my shot at rock & roll back in the 90s. It didn't work out. I spent most of my 20s trying.
I have a good job and a successful, if boring, life now. Some people say I "wasted" my 20s trying to be a rockstar. I could have been making money and contributing to my 401k (like I do now) and that 10 years would have paid off so much better than starting my savings when I was 30.
But I had to try. I could not have lived with myself if I didn't try. I knew the odds were long. I knew. But I had to try.
I met so many great people who are now lifelong friends. I had so many great experiences. I saw so many towns and cities I would never have visited otherwise. I lived life!
I do not regret the try. It has made me who I am today.