Empty and alone and hopeless, left in a pool of ichorous despair on the basement floor of doom.

Never, ever take a risk, people, or work hard at what you love. Follow the footsteps of Warren Buffet, Sam Walton, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Ben & Jerry, Bill Clinton, Abbie Hoffman, Cy Twombly, Monet, Rodin, Beethoven, Liszt, Edison, Fulton, and all those other fucking idiot loser uppity jackasses who thought that they could do better on their own, and none of whom, I'm sure, has health insurance.

Be docile, and go for the benefits, no matter how soul crushing the work.