quit piling on:

usually the first thing i look at when a new flagpole comes out is the "reality check" section. i suspect this is true of a lot of people. i really enjoy it, even if many of the letter are dumb or fake.
but i just looked at this week's edition. check out this little zinger:

As much as people give lip service to wanting something more, something different out of life, love and relationships, the truth is that very few people actually live outside the box. That’s why Wal-Mart and McDonald’s and law school are so popular: People don’t know what else to do.

ouch. fuck you, jyl.