People Share What Things They Believe Need To Be Taken Off A Pedestal

All of us have specific hangups that it would be healthy to let go of. Namely, I can’t imagine my life without my career as the main focus. 

Is writing this article therapy for me? No, it isn’t. We’re here today to see what other people think should be taken off a pedestal so we can put some things in perspective.

My hope is that I can one day put my job on the back burner so I can focus on what’s really important: beating The Last Of Us: Part II. I just can’t find the time!

A curious person on Reddit asked, “What needs to stop being put on a pedestal?” Many people had specific answers. 

Here are the best responses to the question: “What needs to stop being put on a pedestal?”:

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1. Jobs.

“Giving all and everything to a job. The reality is very few places truly care about employees. Your job is a transactional relationship. You owe them nothing except the hours you work and the jobs you must accomplish during that time. Don’t give up your sick days, work for free, or feel you ‘owe’ them.” –selantra

2. This quote from Elizabeth Gilbert summed up putting people on a pedestal.

“I realized one of the most unkind things I can do to someone is to put them on a pedestal because, inevitably, they’re going to do something that’s going to knock them off it. Then I am going to have a trouble with it because I needed them to be something else and that’s inhumane.” -shared by tool2281

3. Mental health issues in general but also this in particular.

4. Celebrities.

“Remember when Hollywood actresses/actors started posting those creepy selfie videos singing “Imagine”? Right in the middle of lockdown when everyone is going through trauma.” –Your-every-fantasy

5. Never wearing the same outfit twice.

“I’m 30 and I have some clothes from high school. I don’t throw out clothes unless I see a hole in it. I paid for my clothes and I’ll use them until they’re worn out dammit.” –Redditor30

6. The grind.

“Being too busy, hustle culture, not getting enough sleep from all the demands to keep up with.” –_TallulahShark

7. Being a gatekeeper.

“Gatekeeping information. There is nothing cool or admirable about withholding knowledge, especially from someone younger/more inexperienced than you. Just comes off insecure in my opinion.” –throwaway3629394629

8. Politicians.

“Was looking for this. They aren’t celebrities, there is nothing entertaining about them, and putting them or their ideology on a pedestal is, in a word, creepy.” –Cosmicdusterian

9. Drinking.

“The more you drink, the tougher you are. Taking shots just to prove to others how much you can handle. All to wake up with a nasty hangover the next day.” –LOA4SC

10. Knowing what you want to do with the rest of your life.

“In middle school I had to write an essay about what I will do for the rest of my life— not what I could see being possible, but a definitive answer. I didn’t know the answer then and I still don’t.” –Transparent-Paint

11. Being honest all the time.

“Masking rudeness as ‘honesty’, and when they say something that hurts someone they are ‘just calling a spade a spade.’” –HerbivorousDinosuar

12. The Big City!

“Big, high cost of living cities.

There are a lot, like a LOT, of pretty nice medium and small cities too that no one ever talks about or considers, but can get you a pretty nice quality of life.” –eyebrowshampoo

13. Military Service.

“I was in the military. It was a job. My sense of patriotism and service to country was no higher than anybody else’s. I wasn’t a “hero.”

I graduated high school, couldn’t afford college, and I needed a job. You don’t have to thank me for my service.” –DickySchmidt33

14. Fetishes.

“People’s kinks. Idgaf about what you do as long as both parties are able to consent. But, I do care if you’re walking your gf on all fours to starbucks. Chill to out with that shit. Go to the fetish club like a normal person.” –LilaLoopsTheUniverse

15. Being a Mom.

“Moms. We are not super people. We are just people. We don’t have all the answers. And being a mother does not automatically make your opinion more valuable/valid then another person’s.” –heardbutnotseen2

16. Sex.

“It’s great and all, but WAY too many people obsess over it, whether it’s their inability to have it, moral issues surrounding it, or what other people are doing.

Obsession with sex-related topics is a huge problem for mental health and society as a whole.” –JimmyReagan

17. Having kids.

“Having children. I have kids and don’t get me wrong, I love them, they are my whole life. However children will drastically change everything about your life. Any passions and or goals that you may have will either be put off for a very very long time, or completely demolished.” –ADHD-CRAZY

18. Billionaires.

“Even better, let’s tax them to the point where they’re not billionaires anymore. We could leave them all with like $999 million and their lives wouldn’t change one bit, we could then use those assets to basically eliminate poverty, homelessness, hell, even just struggling financially in any way could be eliminated.” –pinkocatgirl

19. Being young.

“Youth and beauty. they’re desirable attributes to have but for the most part they’re not accomplishments.” –MoreFlight

20. A silly one.

“Expensive vases. Its asking for trouble.” –SupertrampTrampStamp

21. Finally, this:

“Potted plants, according to my cat.” –WakenBlake88

h/t Reddit: r/AskReddit