Adventures in Egotism

An excerpt from this great article on Alternet:

Going to grad school or going to work at an investment bank or a newspaper out of college doesn’t seem like a sacrifice to most of us, but an opportunity. For my friend, who couldn’t hope to earn by working what he had simply in return for existing, it meant giving up a life of nearly unmatchable glamour and excitement. Where I, coming out of college, saw chances everywhere, he saw trade-offs.