If you go down this rabbit hole, you might like a little deeper philosophical review on those principles. A good starter: plato.stanford.edu/entries/tole...

That is on me as a product of my culture, shifted priorities, and my chosen path. But I sometimes feel trapped in a perception not easy to shake. Hell, I fear writing this–Imma get flamed.

I wonder about this; I’ve never been so lonely while being so weird about making friends. And I’m a military brat, I made new friends annually. You can drop me in a room and Im like hey. Time, career, marriage, fatherhood, academics, moving, eclectic friends as a young adult melted away.