I climb the mountains because I am proud of myself, and I am proud of my own development. Not because I want someone to pat me on the back.

My outlook on life is that it is an experiment where you see how you can develop yourself throughout it. This growth is difficult and beautiful.

I am proud of myself, and the person I have become. I surround myself with people on the same mission.

This article describes a future like WALL-E. It sounds very lonely. I'll be sure to be in the pocket of people who are like minded, and set on their own pursuits.

I am actively choosing an existence where I don't get everything I want. It's the effort that makes it mean something to me, and it's the restrictions that make life worth living.

It might be useful to know that I programmed for >50% of my life, starting when I was 12. It was a huge part of my identity for most of my life. I was known to be extremely good at it. Think: newspaper articles, CEOs flying me out, etc.

Overcoming this entanglement of identity, ego, and competence was one of my proudest achievements in the past 5 years.

I am mostly at peace now, always trying to go further. I hope people like the author can find peace as well.