It should be noted that life is a dead end as well. It seems the author equates the accumulation of "things" with success. If your goal is own more stuff, I gu

It should be noted that life is a dead end as well. It seems the author equates the accumulation of "things" with success. If your goal is own more stuff, I guess that would constitute success. Happiness has always been my goal. By that metric, I'm wildly successful.