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		vasilipupkin on Nov 29, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ‘I’m Broke and Mostly Friendless, and I’ve Wasted ... what is this obsession with having "something to show for it"? why is it not enough to just be a normal, decent human being?

danielor on Nov 29, 2018 [–]

It should be enough. Society puts a heavy burden on all of us to succeed in some way. It is hard to escape it.

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