{"id":98454,"date":"2018-06-24T03:03:38","date_gmt":"2018-06-24T10:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=98454"},"modified":"2018-06-24T03:20:36","modified_gmt":"2018-06-24T10:20:36","slug":"why-ambition-is-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/24\/why-ambition-is-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Ambition is Good"},"content":{"rendered":"

A philosophical question I’ve been interested in: “Why is it that ambition is considered both good and bad at the same time?”<\/em><\/p>\n

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First of all, if we look into the etymology of the word “ambition” it cones from ambitio (Latin), which means to go around and canvass for votes.<\/p>\n

So in Roman times, ambition was this:<\/p>\n

\n You were power-hungry, and wanted to climb the ranks of politics. Thus you would go around Rome, and kiss asses to get people to vote for you to become some political position.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So a lot of philosophers like Seneca<\/a> saw ambition as an ethical bad thing, because he deemed it unhonorable to spend your life, just seeking more power and influence, via bribing people to vote for you.<\/p>\n

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Fast forward to modern times: ambition is seen as a good thing, especially in America. We are told to be more ambitious, to dream bigger, and to attempt more epic stuff in life.<\/p>\n

At the base core, ambition means literally to “go around”, to travel around a lot, and move around a lot.<\/p>\n

For myself, I generally think that this is a good thing; to move around a lot, to experience a lot of novel things, and to explore the world. It’s better than being static and standing still.<\/p>\n

Biologically, humans are nomads; designed to walk long distances (we are bipeds, which are more effective at walking long distances with little fatigue), have a diverse array of stimuli, and to explore.<\/p>\n

So to “go” around a lot, I think, is good for us.<\/p>\n

Now, the other question is this:<\/p>\n

\n Is it desirable or good to become more influential, to have more followers, to have more power (social, political, economic)?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For myself the answer is “yes”, as long as your intentions are good.<\/p>\n

If you truly believe that you have good ideas, good art, and good stuff that can help empower others or inspire\/motivate others, I think it’s your duty to be ambitious! To attempt greater things, to move around more and to accumulate more influence!<\/p>\n

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Now, how to become more influential and ambitious is another issue. I will tackle these ideas soon too.<\/p>\n

STAY HUNGRY, STAY FOOLISH!
\nERIC<\/p>\n

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