>pride of something you had nothing to do with
sounds completely insane

>>18434131
If we take pride in what was by luck, this is detached from reality as we were not the cause of the gain but fate. If we take pride in what we are talented at, then it is downstream of our natural abilities. And yet our natural abilities are inherited characteristics. So yes, you should be proud of who you are by nature.

>>18434527
>Husband: I just got a promotion
>Wife: Honey I'm proud of you
>Redditor: NOOOOO HOW CAN YOU BE PROUD OF SOMETHING YOU HAVEN'T DONE YOURSELF DOES NOT COMPUTE DOES NOT COMPUTE WHYYYY WHYYYY ARE YOU PROUD OF SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK DON'T YOU KNOW THAT'S HECKIN PROBLEMATIC

Fortuitous circumstances and the flourishing of the lucky manifest simultaneously. Those who exploit the most fertile plots of land and the grass that grows there are both a part of the land's fertility.

>>18434131
He didn't say that

>>18434527
Does it? Should athletes be prideful? They had absolutely nothing do with their athletic talents conferred upon them by genetics.
Should beautiful women be proud? They had absolutely nothing do with being beautiful.

>>18435040
Part of athletics is genetic but hard work is a huge part as well. Might as well dismiss Shakespeare because he was just born a man but if he was born a moth he couldn'g write

>>18434131
Considering how strongly they impact your ability to accomplish shit, I'd say it's no worse than taking pride in anything else.
Regardless, the original quote is about group consciousness, and being proud of your group is a cohesion mechanism, so rather than bad it's overwhelmingly good.
Why am I seeing so much schopenhauer on /his/ lately? His retarded ass ought not warrant such attention. Then again, I'd rather see him than haplotards, so keep going I guess.

>>18434131
Not bad, but womanly. A man is proud of what he does, learns, how he grows, what his mind conceives.