Wasn't sure if I should post this in ~bitcoin or in ~culture since some bitcoiners say "Slay your heroes".

Posted this in ~culture even though we're on Stacker News (mostly bitcoiners here) since this is a phrase applicable in general to life — or culture.

Killing your heroes

“Kill your heroes” is a phrase that I have heard at various times throughout my life. However, until recently, I never really connected with the phrase. Sure, I understood the basic idea, but I failed to appreciate it. To kill ones heroes is not to literally axe your heroes, but to kill the glorified version of them you hold in you mind. This isn’t to say you should kill your dreams, or not have people you look towards for guidance or inspiration. Instead, I think of it as allowing your heroes to be real human beings, and, in turn, you allow yourself to be held to attainable standards.

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The truth as I see it runs more along the idea that people are flawed. We all do some things excellently and other thing not so well. Somethings we aren’t even aware that we could do them. Personally, I strive to be able to recognize what people do well, and give credit where it is due. But I also try to recognize what I don’t think they get right and why.

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you can’t take all the positive thing and negative things separately, nor do I think you should try. It’s important to think about and understand what you feel is being done right, and what was done wrong, and how those influence the person in question as they undoubtedly do.

I also think this is related to "growing up". I always say that I've grown up when I realized that my parents are flawed people. As probably most of us did at some point.

Getting into bitcoin feels similar to "growing up once more". Instead of realizing that your parents have flaws (which is fine and normal!), you realize that society as a whole has (a lot of) flaws.