Organisms need, to use the metaphor of Marcus Aurelius, to turn obstacles into fuel just as fire does. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

As I got her to explain to other people her evidence about the lack of effectiveness of funding formal education, one person got frustrated with our skepticism. Wolf’s answer to him was “real education is this,” pointing at the room full of people chatting. Accordingly, I am not saying that knowledge is not important; the skepticism in this discussion applies to the brand of commoditized, prepackaged, and pink-coated knowledge, stuff one can buy in the open market and use for self-promotion.

I fail to see the difference between extreme wealth and overdose.

If you can't put your soul into something, give it up and leave that stuff to someone else.