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When you are 18 the world is
A career opportunity 5%  5%  [ 1 ]
A career opportunity 5%  5%  [ 1 ]
A playground 20%  20%  [ 4 ]
A playground 20%  20%  [ 4 ]
Black and white 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Black and white 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Something to change 25%  25%  [ 5 ]
Something to change 25%  25%  [ 5 ]
Total votes : 20

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09 Jan 2006, 11:34 am

It's from http://www.loesje.org/, see http://www.loesje.org/archive/novser01/novser02.pdf



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09 Jan 2006, 12:54 pm

Otherwise, why do you exist? You mere presence has already changed the world, for better or worse.



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09 Jan 2006, 2:03 pm

At 18 the world was still largely incomprehensible,
so seeing it as right for changing, or for exploiting, wasn't really in the frame.
It was for exploring, at best, and hiding from, at worst.

"playground" would therefore be the best of the poll choices.

So what have I done with the last thirty years?
Well I'm still confused, but on a much higher level.



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09 Jan 2006, 2:45 pm

I can't find the server "The page cannot be displayed"

3hrs later
I can see the PDF, it is the poll.


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09 Jan 2006, 6:06 pm

For me it was a playgroud. It still is. I like to explore, discover, enjoy, have fun. Those are my main motivations for being a part of the wrold.



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09 Jan 2006, 8:56 pm

I'm 19, and it's a career opportunity. I won't ever change the world and I don't aspire to. But to have a positive influence by helping people, yes, I plan to do that. Change a life or two, maybe.