Another scam came to light during my stay in Yosemite. The scam of the Career. "What are you going to do with your life?" "What do you want to be when you grow up?" "How will you support yourself?"

For anyone who has ever strayed outside the jersey barriers on the highway of life, you know that there are as many ways to survive (thrive, even), as there are people on the planet. I know this, but I'm still haunted by the Voice in my head..."get a career...make a difference...make a ton of money..."

More subtle still is the "go into debt" voice. It's not as old, and they haven't found a way to make it sensible. It's too much nonsense. They keep trying - interest-only loans, no-payments till X, etc. - but they haven't succeeded yet.

Anyway, long story short - get happy. Find what makes you happy. Do everything and anything that makes you happy. Find a way to do it and make enough money to support yourself. If you make more than that, great. If not, who cares? Your life is short.