of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world...

of all the millions of species on earth, i was born a human - the most intelligent, privileged and advanced ever to walk the earth. of all the places the advanced humans live, i was born to the wealthiest nation of them. within the wealthiest nation of the most advanced species, i was born with the highest order of social privilege - a healthy, white male, to an upper-class family. i live in the largest, wealthiest, most culturally rich metropolitan area in the wealthiest nation in the world. over a billion people in the world, more than 1 in 5, don't have clean drinking water. i have all the clean water i want for any purpose at virtually no cost. i have clean clothes, a beautiful home, a comfortable bed, and heat during the winter. i can make music whenever i want to. i have instant access to 99% of all human knowledge without even getting out of my chair.

considering all of that, it seems pretty ridiculous to complain about anything. my worst day is a paradise to the majority of the world's impoverished population.