Imagine someone like Napoleon or Hitler, both came from the most humble beginnings and through sheer will raised in the ranks, lifted their nation from disgrace, became the most beloved person to their people to the most despicable position, even their ancestors would not want to be associated with them or their legacy

Hitler despite the decade he spent as as universally loved in his home nation as it’s savior for bring them from economic ruin, restoring order, and reuniting greater Germany completely, his legacy was completely ruined by his monumental losses and the atrocities he committed

Napoleon likewise begin his life as a simple soldier, he rose in the ranks until he became the emperor of majority of Europe but he ended up dying exile. Sad

mediocrity

Extreme success to extreme failure was me when i was younger, its f***ing woat. Bounced back tho

Hmm I’d probably go with extreme success and extreme failure, sounds like an interesting life worth living.

definitely the former. mediocrity sounds like the bad ending of life tbh. i kinda imagine pure mediocrity as not taking any risks ever, and w/ a life like that, you're just gonna regret everything while dying on your death bed.

This is my biggest fear so yeah success and failure

extreme success to extreme failure, just like my KTT posting career

Stay not where the lowlands are!
Climb not into the sky!
The world looks best by far
when viewed from halfway high.

• Friedrich Nietzsche

OP trying to make me side with Hitler

Actually f*** that I’m going from extreme failure rn to success. I ain’t no highschool peaker and I also ain’t no deadbeat loser

“mediocre” for a lot of people who have lived an extravagant life or a life of danger would find peace in the mediocre.

if someone has had a whole life of madness and decides to spend the rest of their life chilling with family then it’s probs a good life

The latter sounds so....pathetic

Let us take a moment to feel some sympathy for Hitler right now 😔

Most of us are already middle of the road anyway. I'm not terribly unhappy. Extreme failure can manifest in a lot of different ways I feel like not all of which are mentally reconciliable.

not everyone defines extreme success as fame or money.

Honestly my father was a very successful businessman but his personal life was kinda f***ed. He only noticed this when he retired. No real friends outside of work and he really didnt know his family. While I am thankful for him working his ass off for us I also wonder if it was really worth it.

Just growing up I kinda went into the direction of much rather having a great personal life than a career.

Mediocrity

The first option

Dumb false dichotomy man OP saying “would u rather be hitler or a loser” lmao get the f*** outta here

Yeah it's very subtle but this is a bait thread

idk. it depends on what the extreme failure means

no chance to bounce back? after the failure that’s it for me in life? if so, then I will take mediocrity

that's essentially saying u peaking in high school

and that's not the vibes we on

we goin up