Realization one: (preamble: This is really not in any coherent order. I just thought I’d write it all down before I lost my mind, which is likely at this juncture)

So far, I have only determined two possible outcomes to the average person’s life. The first is to let your soul die. (This is my terse “poetic” phrase for it.) You know what I mean, around the age of 30, it’s time to stop fighting entropy, time to be “responsible,” go to work, buy a house, get married, etc., etc. It doesn’t bother you any more that you’ve sold out, you just have to get through it.

The second is simply to go stark raving crazy. ([You should get bonus points for doing it in very few steps.])