{"id":5053,"date":"2012-01-06T07:11:04","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T12:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/?p=5053"},"modified":"2012-01-06T07:11:04","modified_gmt":"2012-01-06T12:11:04","slug":"repostseths-blog-walking-away-from-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/06\/repostseths-blog-walking-away-from-real\/","title":{"rendered":"rePost::Seth's Blog: Walking away from "real""},"content":{"rendered":"

Walking away from “real”
\nAs in, “that’s not a real football team, they don’t play in Division 1” or “That stock isn’t traded on a real exchange” or “Your degree isn’t from a real school.”
\nReal contains all sorts of normative assumptions and implicit criticisms for those that don’t qualify. Real is just one way to reject the weird.
\nMy problem with the search for the badge of real is that it trades your goals and your happiness for someone else’s.
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\nvia Seth’s Blog: Walking away from “real”<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Walking away from “real” As in, “that’s not a real football team, they don’t play in Division 1” or “That stock isn’t traded on a real exchange” or “Your degree isn’t from a real school.” Real contains all sorts of normative assumptions and implicit criticisms for those that don’t qualify. Real is just one way … <\/p>\n

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