Why doesn't anyone make the argument of quality vs. quantity when discussing such examplers
5 years spent as a rich junkie must be worth a lifetime as a 9-5 cubicle worker
This claim demands great evidence.
Empirically it seems to me that people nowadays are more scared of death than they are euphoric about life.
All sorts of problems happen when this condition presents itself in vast pockets of the population.
The fact that nobody makes a quality vs. quantity analysis is further proof of this
Have you not talked to a teenager lately?
I don't agree that it's because they're "scared of death," but they do seem to be less euphoric about life, for whatever reason.
That's different from not being sad etc. He can still be satisfied that his decisions were best they could be within his parameters.
Most people don't value variety all that much which is why 9-5 workers are lot more common than perpetual travellers etc.