Comment by littlecranky67
4 hours ago
"Getting what you want" is not an attainable life goal for me. People who do that above all else, are willing to throw away with their values whenever it benefits them. So you end up not having or at least living by your values. Unless your value is you above everyone else - Exactly the people I avoid. And why would you want to surround yourself with people that only do what benefits THEM?
What if 'what you want' is 'to avoid those people'?
Sounds like you'd like Stoicism/Asceticism if you want further reading on your status quo idealism.