I wish I'd read more of David Foster Wallace. The speech he gave to a graduating class in Ohio was almost a relief. I met a friend in London last week, and we were talking about the sense that so many people these days (especially those in their 20s), seem to be floundering. Foster Wallace's point (it seems to me) is that part of the problem is what we believe in - or don't - these days. If we choose to believe in power, or money (or the power of money), then that will consume us. The reality and the route to survival and contentment is much more mundane...