We really need to let more people fail

In an increasingly soft, decadent, late-stage capitalist, microwave society like America, you don’t hear a lot of people talking about the benefits of failure and pain. On the contrary, as a society, we’re all about making everything easier, faster, and more convenient. What do you see when you watch our commercials? Mostly ludicrously happy people who are having peak life experiences, not because they worked long and hard, but because they bought a particular product.

Of course, there is no “one weird trick” that works and you’re not going to lose an “inch of belly fat per week.” You don’t get cheap, fast, and good all in one package. Pick two.