Spectator-itis

No, a problem only arises when instead of being a supplement to your life—an occasional relaxing indulgence–passive amusements become a substitution, a way to feel better about something you personally lack.

And this is the real danger of spectatoritis run amok—it allows us to experience vicariously the virtues of others, without having to cultivate them ourselves.

~ Brett McKay from, Viewers vs. Doers: The Rise of Spectatoritis

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…also my thoughts about One’s Legacy.

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