Nope, didn't even consider it. Maybe if it was the weekend and weed was legal here and easy to buy in small quantities I would though.

Very cool. The start of this playlist has some nature I couldn't find in the map - a Taiwanese bamboo forest creaking in the wind. http://www.stampthewax.com/2017/03/06/monday-morning-mixtape-160/

I'm not familiar with the differences between the US and the UK

The UK is even worse than, but very close to, the US in terms of social mobility. Your assessment that hard work + other things is required to get to the top is probably equally valid in both countries.

http://www.epi.org/publication/usa-lags-peer-countries-mobility/

a particular forum literary RPG I'm getting more and more invested in

Care to share? I used to play this game called cantr that was great fun but haven't done anything like it since.

Don't quite agree with Conan. Here's my take on it:

Please do not be cynical. I don't like cynicism, for the record it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly where they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things may happen. I'm telling you, amazing things may happen.

Point is this - not everyone will make their ambitions come true, but only those who try will stand a chance.

This took me to a good place. It's positive nature ambience

Hiroshi Yoshimura - Green