Mm, "The candle that burns twice as bright, burns half as long" and all that. I suppose it is just a case of balance. I sure am on one end of the bell curve,

Mm, "The candle that burns twice as bright, burns half as long" and all that. I suppose it is just a case of balance. I sure am on one end of the bell curve, apparently. People don't seem like risk takers and play it safe (from my biased perspective). 'Try anything once' doesn't seem like a mantra that people actually do take to heart. "Live a little" gets proverbial blank stares. "Spend your money, what's the point in it otherwise?!" gets a concerned shuffle, then no action, from elderly relatives. "The world is your oyster!" results in no holidays being booked despite them opining the need or want for one. Well, from this very opinionated view, there are a lot of people playing it safe and hiding in their boxes, letting their resources go unused. But to each their own, if people are comfortable and happy and society is utilitarian. Book a skydive, indulge in fancy unhealthy food for once, get a flight somewhere! Last night I bought tickets to a dance festival in Albania. I just need to get to Corfu by June to get my boat trip. Next week I am going to wander around the English countryside for a week. I think in Feb I will get the train to the Netherlands. I might wander EU for a bit. Meanwhile I have a friend that is miserable, stuck in an apartment, unwilling to spend the gold pot she sits upon, but wishing she could join me. The gold pot will go to charity in her will though at least. Anyway, I suppose it is not in my nature to do Calls to Actions like this, but I found myself writing this because the person that I am replying to reminds me that IMO there is a bias in the other direction in the Overton window and in literature. It all feels very boring and safe to me. It's too longevity based and not quality based. I don't think Instagram trends are a counter-example - If anything I think they reinforce my point (that people will satiate their desire for things by watching someone else do it instead of themselves).