let me quote from a pickpocket i met in Barcelona: "i sleep all day and at night i go out to steal. by morning i have a big stash of cash, life is good". he wa

let me quote from a pickpocket i met in Barcelona: "i sleep all day and at night i go out to steal. by morning i have a big stash of cash, life is good". he was not motivated by hunger or poverty, just having a good time, and what he perceived as a good life