On: Why Doesn't Advice Work?

[coffeebeqn]

We usually learn when there are repercussions. Otherwise you can keep thinking maybe you’re the exception. Advice doesn’t have any kind of feedback mechanism to your life. But when you get fired or broken up with or diabetes - well now your life is completely upended and only a total fool would not learn something at that point

[DougN7 → coffeebeqn]

You’re right. It bugs me that pain teaches but fun doesn’t. Not much to do about it though.