Interesting interview! I loved this quote in particular. It feels like a root cause diagnosis of so much wasted potential.

But any half-sentient observer can sense not just overcompensation, but demoralization and exhaustion. And I truly believe a lot of this springs from our technology, which has overrun our lives, and encourages passivity because so much of a younger person’s life (as well as that of middle-aged and older persons, for that matter) is lived vicariously. You feel like you’ve played in the game before you’ve really gotten on the field. And even when you do get on the field, so much of life is lived performatively, so you can show it off on Instagram. Life, once removed.