Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (one of the doer-Stoic authors), “fire feeds on obstacles. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Categorizing is necessary for humans, but it becomes pathological when the category is seen as definitive, preventing people from considering the fuzziness of boundaries,

Do not socialize with people much richer than you; but if you do, do it in your own territory (restaurants you can afford, wine, etc.)

Happy birthday America the land of the free, the self-standing! Friends, remember that: Unless you build a habit of making money on your own, standalone, you will find yourself, at some point, depending on the whims of someone else who will run your life. When it's too late.