In only two weeks college starts. I thought it’s important to pickup dorm decorations and posters. And so I went shopping.
A dorm-room poster, first of all, was an absolute must. Not something too specific or meaningful – just something exciting enough not to make eyes sore.
I’m not a picky guy.
But why does every poster in the store look like it was handed out with a participation trophy? They had big posters with powerful bold fonts. Like a STOP sign but with a quote instead of a command.
Except every “motivational quote” seemed hand picked for losers. Some examples include: “Whatever Hurts You Makes You Stronger”, “Don’t Give Up! You’re Almost There…”, and my personal favorite, “It Doesn’t Matter If You Fail As Long As You Try”.
You might be wondering why I’m making fun of innocent posters. I’m making fun of them because they’re wrong.
It actually matters a lot if you fail and still try. It means something went wrong and you can augment that problem until you do better. This idea that “as long as you try, you’ll win” is total bullshit.
I don’t want to hang something that makes me second-guess myself when viewed. That totally defeats the point of a motivational poster.
Don’t get me wrong – a quote is a quote and whatever encourages motivation is good.
But personally – I prefer some clear cut quotes with lions, tigers, and other crazy dope animals surrounding it. In fact, while I’m writing this there’s a poster directly in front of me.
It say’s “FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD.” It has a lion on it.
Now THAT is badass.
Parker Nathans 