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My brother, the hero. Yeah, it’s petty, but I can’t help but be annoyed by
this. Obviously I love my brother, and obviously he’s doing good work, and
obviously I shouldn’t be jealous. It’s hard, ya know, to live in the guy’s
shadow. I’m older than him, and I’ve always been good at what I do. It’s not
that I’m immediately great at everything I try. Well, it is, but not how you
think. I’m good at everything I try, because I only try things that I know I’m
gonna be good at. That’s my real skill, knowing myself so well. I can picture
it in my mind, and if I imagine how it’s going to turn out, and if it’s no
good, I simply won’t go down that road. I didn’t love growing up being more
successful than my brother. I wanted him to succeed. I just didn’t know
what it would look like once he finally did. People—total strangers—stop me on
the street now. They all ask the same questions, about how I must be so proud,
and also whether I have any magical powers too. No. No, I don’t. It’s not
hereditary. He received them as gifts from other people. I’m not downplaying
how important he’s become, but come on, I had nothing to do with it. Whoever
these people were, they didn’t come to me. Why not? Well, we don’t have the
whole story, but they didn’t seek Landis out either. He happened to be in the
right place at the right time. It easily could have been anyone else who lived
or worked in that area. I’m complaining a lot, I get it, it’s just annoying
because I feel like I’ve addressed this in interviews, yet instead of actually
doing their own research—which would take all of five minutes—they ask me
again and again. And the jokes, oh the jokes. I’ve heard them all, and
everyone thinks they’re so clever, like they’re the first to come up with
them. Give me a break. I had a chance to live at the hotel with Landis. He
wants me to. Our parents have their own suite. I just don’t want to be
involved in all that. I’m sure they could use someone with my technical
skills, but I’m happy where I’m working. They need me there. In fact, we still
don’t know what this fabled panacea is going to do to the global economy yet.
People like me need to stay where they are to keep the lights on once we
conquer death, and people stop spending their money. Do you have any idea how
much we spend on health? It drives the whole world, because the death rate has
been at a steady 100% throughout all of human history. If the day comes that
that changes, no one at that hotel is gonna be able to save you, or will even
want to try. You’re gonna need people like me out here. Who will be your hero
then? No, I shouldn’t end this on such a negative note. The truth is, that we
have a decent relationship. I was always in his corner, and he in mine. We
loved playing together as children, back when there was no pressure on either
of us. It’s only when we grew up that things really started to get hard. I
started feeling the need to be the best of the best, and he started getting
discouraged when one little thing didn’t work out. I don’t regret anything,
though, because we’re both happy now.
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