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		bee_rider on Sept 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The goal of standards is to improve our future act... Ok, but if you follow this person's advice and set realistic goals, you probably won't toil your whole life toward some unobtainable perfection only to be discovered posthumously, like all the true greats.

GDC7 on Sept 2, 2021 [–]

Well if they are so great why are they dead? /s

If you are not there to take your bows, then it's kinda pointless anyway...isn't it?

Nobody does the work for the sake of doing the work. People do the work because they want to be recognized.

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