My current guess is that the difference has something to do with the context that is “demanding” innovation from you. “Necessity” makes thing of being trapped in a mine shaft and I need to find a way out, and the contexts of jobs and reliability in Sarah’s post seem to be a much more abstract necessity. Yes, maybe you “need” to pay the bills, but maybe you know in the back of your head that you always have the option of going back on the job market.
I’m curious if something like “entitlement” is at play. I can imagine having a problem in my life that I more or less need to solve, but being stalled and angry and upset because for some reason I feel like I shouldn’t have this problem. That feels like a very different mindset from the mineshaft.
“Necessity is the mother of invention” and “You can be more innovative with your hobbies than your job”
My current guess is that the difference has something to do with the context that is “demanding” innovation from you. “Necessity” makes thing of being trapped in a mine shaft and I need to find a way out, and the contexts of jobs and reliability in Sarah’s post seem to be a much more abstract necessity. Yes, maybe you “need” to pay the bills, but maybe you know in the back of your head that you always have the option of going back on the job market.
I’m curious if something like “entitlement” is at play. I can imagine having a problem in my life that I more or less need to solve, but being stalled and angry and upset because for some reason I feel like I shouldn’t have this problem. That feels like a very different mindset from the mineshaft.
Still dwelling on this one...