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... wow. It's the ultimate mark of a privileged life and conspicuous consumption to casually throw away that which so many spend their entire lives trying to a
by kstenerud 4y ago
... wow.
It's the ultimate mark of a privileged life and conspicuous consumption to casually throw away that which so many spend their entire lives trying to attain, just for some trivial reason - and then brag about it to everyone.
- yawpitch 4y agoNothing in the article, especially the “considered doing it for years” line and the parts about paying higher taxes and giving up the ability to visit family implies that this choice was made “casually”. Also, is it remotely possible that all those people who spend their entire lives trying to attain something that people who were born with it are willing to endure significant hardship to discard might, just might, be reaching for a hollow promise?