Unambitious Loser
The Onion has lots of satirical and/or caustic articles on a variety of topics. Like take this recent article on the insanity of society demanding that people be ambitious (socially, professionally, financially, you name it) even if they are perfectly happy as they are. The article in question is about an imaginary guy named Michael Husmer: “an unmotivated washout who’s perfectly comfortable being a nobody for the rest of his life.” So is he living without creature comforts? Nope, he: “is able to afford a comfortable lifestyle without going into debt.” Is he bored then? Actually, he is quite engaged, just not in pursuits that society approves: “he has nothing better to do than “sit around all day” being an involved member of his community and using his ample free time to follow pursuits that give him genuine pleasure.” How can somebody not want to face the pressure and stress that comes with ambition, one of his friends wondered: “he’s still hanging around the s...