I made three lines: an inexpensive chat line, a comparatively expensive role-playing line, and a line for flirty online chess games. This last one was my friend’s suggestion; special interests sometimes made for lucrative niches (no one ever called).

Your friend is currently devastated to learn he is literally alone in his niche.

EDIT: another banger quote:

Like their forebears, the gooners’ focus is also on surrendering control such that they feel forced to do what they want to do anyway; it’s just that what today’s young progressives want to do is a lot closer to nothing at all.

It’s funny how universal the desire is to be told you have permission to do what you want to do anyway but are too afraid/ashamed to.

Great article overall, interesting read.