The world might not be ready for you but you still have to be ready for the world. The words hurt so much and yet! Many years back, long before Facebook, there was a Second life. There were Linden dollars before bitcoin. Second life was truly a marvel, way ahead of its time and if you’ve played second life, you’d know what it truly was. Problem? It wasn’t as easy. The world just wasn’t ready for it. It was ready for Facebook. It took a company like Apple more than 25 years to launch their first global product- the iPhone. Apple was always ahead of its time but the world just wasn’t ready for it then. I can’t even imagine the frustration of Steve Jobs watching more inferior products dominating the market year after year and coming to terms that they’ll have to be ready for the world if it’s not going to be ready for them.
I know many of you out there, smart guys, intelligent guys feel lost in this vast ocean of dumbness that exists watching people who’re no better than you climbing ladders of success. I’ve been in your shoes. I’ve been that frustrated guy whose creativity and ideas knew no limits but were often met with questions like “how is this possible” or “no it can’t be” or “it can’t be done”. Until I learned this fact that the world doesn’t need you as much as you need it and even if it’s not ready for you, you’ve to be ready for it. Sometimes, doing what’s necessary is more important than doing what you want. Ad-Populum is a common fallacy and as much as it’s hated by scientists and scholars, it’s what drives businesses. Achieving the fine balance between what people want vs what you want vs what’s right requires a great deal of patience. More people know Tiktok than theory of relativity and that’s the sad truth.
The world will survive without you, but can you survive without it is a question that you must ask yourself everyday. Who’re going to be? A perfectionist or a realist?
