The world out there was the way it was no matter how much doubt or hope or hate a person breathed into it. - Hugh Howey

Another thing I noticed was how quickly the human brain paired causal events. “A” leads to “B.” We love to make that link, however tenuous.

I call this the Relativistic Weekend Effect. We live in the present, but our happiness relies heavily on the future.

But a stronger impulse seized the popular imagination: the ability to be great overnight. It was a new type of lottery, one where fame and talent were won rather than simple money.