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When someone tells you they just bought a house, they might as well tell you they no longer have a personality. You can immediately assume so many things: that they are locked into jobs they hate, that they are broke, that they spend every night watching videos, that they are fifteen pounds overweight and that they no longer listen to new ideas. It’s profoundly depressing.

Source: Generation X: Tales For An Accelerated Culture

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