I’ve become hardened to expensive repairs, no chance of repair at all, and short-lived products that are cheaper to throw away than to fix. So have we all. That doesn’t mean we should happy about it

Humans chase fame, glory, riches, or any other achievement that might make their lives count to memorable purpose. If this human oddness could be explained to animals struggling to stay alive they would laugh in disbelief

Betting doesn’t interest me. I have no enthusiasm for games of chance or for games in general.
Life allows me no escape from taking chances. I’d rather it didn’t. I certainly wouldn’t take chances for fun.