Hi, friends. Since so many (1) of you showed interest in what i have to say, i'll begin posting some ramblings on philosophy, psychology and whatever else i have in mind. As the title suggests, this is a reflection on something another poster wrote.

Essentially, OP was talking about dissatisfaction. A sense that the American Dream he was sold is something he seems incapable of reaching through the sequential milestones he's gone through, which, to him, seems absurd; given that he has put considerable...