misguided old economist attempts to pollute young, idealistic minds
check out this article and see if i'm crazy, or if this guy doesn't secretly wish he had become an actor instead of an economist.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/business/28every.html?ex=1125979200&en=08a661b9c1be67ce&ei=5070&emc=eta1
interesting article, although i can't say i agree with the message. his ending line, "i'll never be young again" is the admission that his life isn't going as he wants it to. c'mon, youth is a state of mind not an age! according to this guy, the two secrets to a happy life that he wished he had known are 1.attain fabulous wealth and 2.marry someone with the same values as you. it seems to me that this guy is just nostalgic of the good ol days-- those days when worrying about the "material world" were not yet his concern. he doesn't even understand what the source of his own happiness is. he says that working helps people's self-esteem, so why is he yearning for the day he can retire? he's simply broadcasting the messages that have been drilled into his head over the years as an economist: work is good, and money = happiness. i'm not buying it, and i hope my fellow youth don't buy it either.
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