In a job interview I was asked what I'd like to be remembered for. I responded that I had no desire to be remembered. My main takeaway from a BA and MA in history is that people in history books are villains or victims and I didn't want to be either. Didn't get the job.
@fesshole you're a wise man
@fesshole OP probably dodged a bullet here. The recruiter falls in the villain category for sure.
Aug 7, 2026, 1:46 PM@fesshole Every once in a while I remember this insight:
Fifty thousand years from now, nobody will care if you were a VP or a janitor. Neither of you are going to affect the course of history enough to make a difference in the long run.
I find this a profoundly comforting thought.
Aug 7, 2026, 1:50 PMIn the long run, the question of "was I a good person?" truly boils down to how you interacted with people when you were alive. Literally nothing else matters.
Aug 7, 2026, 3:22 PMI mean, I always intellectually know this, but sometimes I feel it in my bones. My entry in the history book needs to be "and he was one of that population".