It's possible to be rich, yet a terrific bore; a talented golfer who is a mean drunk; a world class programmer who can't weld for beans; or a respected judge who nonetheless commits a faux pas at a society event.
We can all be switching statuses all the time and (to an extent) we get to choose which ones, if any, matter to us.
I think this makes life immensely more rich and tolerable than the self promoters of this world would have us believe.
It's possible to be rich, yet a terrific bore; a talented golfer who is a mean drunk; a world class programmer who can't weld for beans; or a respected judge who nonetheless commits a faux pas at a society event.
We can all be switching statuses all the time and (to an extent) we get to choose which ones, if any, matter to us.
I think this makes life immensely more rich and tolerable than the self promoters of this world would have us believe.