I taught them to write a convincing personal essay—a task that generally requires identifying some insight, usually gained over some period of growth. And growth often depends on hardship,

People commenting on an article about a Tesla car lawsuit are using anecdotes? How shocking and inappropriate!

Ahem

I’m not saying that they don’t have a right to do that.

People who spend their time trying to convince others they’re rich aren’t all that rich to begin with. Case in point: Julia Luis Dreyfus vs. Jay Leno or the Khardasians.

At the risk of sounding spammy, re: glasses, as the hipster plague really has cut down on the selection of rimless glasses that I like and wear.

Be prepared how? By practicing their screaming in advance?

Sure, you can put anything you want on your Kindle. And Bezos can erase it without even bothering to ask you.

And again, there would be more garages where people wanted them if government didn’t determine what land could be used for.

I hate carrying around a phone when I don’t have to. I find smart phones extremely distracting and damaging to my productivity.

I totally believe you because you sound very convincing.

I think it’s hilarious that you get your idea of what rich people are like from the trash that courts TMZ and Rich Kids of Instagram.

And that’s convenient only if you want to go to the same places all the time, i.e. right by your work. If you’re trying to impress a date, you’re not going to walk 5+ blocks away from the venue until you find parking downtown.

It’s not about affordability, it’s about access. Parking garages are either not close to where you need to go or they’re full. Parking of any kind is very difficult to find in places like downtown NY, Toronto, and London. Unless you need to be there at like 5 AM, you’re going to waste at least half an hour trying to…

None of the obscenely rich people I have met in passing showed their wealth that way. Quite a few of them even dressed like practically hoboes.

Unless it’s something obvious like a Rolex, I can’t tell what watches are worth thousands of dollars and which are cheap. I’ve had a couple of watch faces break on me years ago when I had a physically demanding job and it got banged against a lot of hard walls, posts, etc. Since then, I’ve learned to keep my good…

Parking garage? Hahaha. Good luck finding one of those and one that’s not full and also close to the office/venue you need to be in places like Manhattan or Toronto.

The kind of weirdo who takes public transport and is afraid of being robbed or afraid of breaking the glass screen of the watch.

yes

Yes, I would. Relying on autopilot and complaining when it doesn’t work right is ridiculous.