@James - I agree with everything you say. When you talk about your trips to the library, it reminds me of how I used to read loads of books 20 years ago. When you talk about outrage, I remember my own contributions to it in the Facebook space. Witty though my posts were, they just sowed discord, threw my time away and brought in neither money nor success.
What a waste of youth. I say it with less regret now thanks to my current stack. But time lost will never be found again.
Makes it imperative that we give up such distractions now to focus on more important matters.
To chasing excellence then! Onwards!