Billy Sim

"Everybody is wrong about everything, just about all the time."

I loved that, in choosing his avatar's personality traits, Klosterman said this, that everyone is wrong about everything. His hypothesis seems pretty accurate, pointing out that many extroverts believe they are introverts, optimists see themselves as cynical, average people call themselves "creative." This relates, I think, to our discussion before about writers. People who are talented writers can feel disappointed by their own work, while others who may not be so talented may see themselves as so; and teenagers with cameras and pictures of trees think they are photographers. Perhaps everybody isn't wrong all the time, but we can certainly have different perceptions and misconceptions about ourselves and others.

"[...] I was doomed to live in my own prison, just like the singer from Creed."

Living in Ohio, where weather destroys the roads each winter, Klosterman's realization that he could never escape road construction is especially relevant. His expression, here, of feeling trapped in a prison reminds me of the Benjamin Franklin quote: Nothing is certain but death and taxes. This is a reality and when it sets in, it is very easy to feel trapped.