"I would never discourage anyone from doing what it is in life that they want to do. But I would encourage them to find out the pros and cons of anything they become involved in"
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Permission, with a seatbelt on. Rena Marlette Lesnar frames herself as the supportive voice who refuses to play gatekeeper, but she also slips in the real message: desire alone is not a plan. The first sentence is a clean, crowd-pleasing posture in a culture that worships self-actualization. Who wants to be the person telling someone not to chase their dream? By leading with noninterference, she inoculates herself against accusations of jealousy, moralizing, or being out of touch.
Then the pivot lands: “But I would encourage them to find out the pros and cons…” That “but” is the whole quote. It recasts encouragement as due diligence, not cheerleading. The subtext is caution born from proximity to industries where the shine can be deceptive: modeling’s attention economy, its uneven power dynamics, and its quiet costs (time, reputation, bodily scrutiny, financial instability). She’s not condemning ambition; she’s warning about asymmetry of information, the way newcomers often enter with fantasies while veterans know the fine print.
What makes the line work is its strategic modesty. She doesn’t claim authority through credentials or preach “hard work.” She offers a practical ethic: autonomy plus informed consent. It’s also a subtle boundary-setting move. If someone barrels ahead unprepared and gets burned, she’s already positioned herself as the person who cared enough to recommend homework, not the person responsible for the outcome.
In an era where “follow your passion” gets sold like a product, Lesnar’s version is more adult: want what you want, then audit it.
Then the pivot lands: “But I would encourage them to find out the pros and cons…” That “but” is the whole quote. It recasts encouragement as due diligence, not cheerleading. The subtext is caution born from proximity to industries where the shine can be deceptive: modeling’s attention economy, its uneven power dynamics, and its quiet costs (time, reputation, bodily scrutiny, financial instability). She’s not condemning ambition; she’s warning about asymmetry of information, the way newcomers often enter with fantasies while veterans know the fine print.
What makes the line work is its strategic modesty. She doesn’t claim authority through credentials or preach “hard work.” She offers a practical ethic: autonomy plus informed consent. It’s also a subtle boundary-setting move. If someone barrels ahead unprepared and gets burned, she’s already positioned herself as the person who cared enough to recommend homework, not the person responsible for the outcome.
In an era where “follow your passion” gets sold like a product, Lesnar’s version is more adult: want what you want, then audit it.
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