“The irony of modern life is that those of us with the means to really, truly live, who can afford to take risks and strike out on our own and blaze our own paths, are the least likely to do it, because we are seduced by the comforts of the apathetic life, and we don’t have to go above and beyond to make ends meet. So we continue existing, not living, and the clock keeps ticking.”
From volume VIII of the file · Book · 21st century
Themes: agency & ambition
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“In the absence of strong convictions about what you want from life, you will always default to wanting more money.”