#competence - Hello Poetry

Only people with potential find potential in others. For it takes a lot of potential to admit in other people's competence.

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Oct 5, 2015

Oct 5, 2015 at 10:59 AM UTC

ellie-hughes

We Are What We Perceive

Only people with potential find potential in others. For it takes a lot of potential to admit in other people's competence.

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everything’s complicated everything’s a struggle have you noticed? it’s a psychological horror is this feeling the ‘adult disillusionment’ I keep hearing about? I mean, things work, if you sit on them like an egg— if your mother things along and helicopter a result. I mean, what do people do who don't have my resources and sunny disposition? I get America’s increasing paranoia but I think that it's *** backwards. Even if someone's were out to ‘get’ you, no one actually cares about doing their job anymore. There's just so little competence around, that the dysfunction feels intentional. And because you need something and you’re helpless, you can't help but feel targeted. But I think I figured it out, so let me elucidate—they aren't giving YOU bad service, it isn't personal—everyone is getting bad service, two pieces of chicken in the box when you ordered three, five day delivery when you’re clearly paying for two, failure’s become routine—endemic. My go-to phrase has become, “What’ll it cost?” (the answer, usually: twice as much) “Make it so,” I say, swiping something with my Apple Watch, and suddenly, everything works! . . A song for this: decide to be happy by MisterWives

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Mar 29, 2025

Mar 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM UTC

anaisvionet

make it so

everything’s complicated everything’s a struggle have you noticed? it’s a psychological horror is this feeling the ‘adult disillusionment’ I keep hearing about? I mean, things work, if you sit on them like an egg— if your mother things along and helicopter a result. I mean, what do people do who don't have my resources and sunny disposition? I get America’s increasing paranoia but I think that it's *** backwards. Even if someone's were out to ‘get’ you, no one actually cares about doing their job anymore. There's just so little competence around, that the dysfunction feels intentional. And because you need something and you’re helpless, you can't help but feel targeted. But I think I figured it out, so let me elucidate—they aren't giving YOU bad service, it isn't personal—everyone is getting bad service, two pieces of chicken in the box when you ordered three, five day delivery when you’re clearly paying for two, failure’s become routine—endemic. My go-to phrase has become, “What’ll it cost?” (the answer, usually: twice as much) “Make it so,” I say, swiping something with my Apple Watch, and suddenly, everything works! . . A song for this: decide to be happy by MisterWives

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There’s more times than I can count That I’ve wondered whether I was enough. That I’ve wondered if I was good. I can’t create art that people fall in love with I can’t be there to support those I love I can’t be pretty or smart or socially acceptably good. I don’t know why I really don’t Sometimes I feel like I’m not trying hard enough And sometimes I feel like I’m trying too hard For something that can’t happen So tell me, For all that I love, Am I enough? Am I good?

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May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM UTC

Arii_Does_ARTZZZ

Am I? Am I??? AM I???

There’s more times than I can count That I’ve wondered whether I was enough. That I’ve wondered if I was good. I can’t create art that people fall in love with I can’t be there to support those I love I can’t be pretty or smart or socially acceptably good. I don’t know why I really don’t Sometimes I feel like I’m not trying hard enough And sometimes I feel like I’m trying too hard For something that can’t happen So tell me, For all that I love, Am I enough? Am I good?

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He's unconsciously incompetent, but he's nice -- when he has a beer.

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Jul 3, 2024

Jul 3, 2024 at 2:39 AM UTC

Zywa

[ He's unconsciously ]

He's unconsciously incompetent, but he's nice -- when he has a beer.

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