"Dois impulsos únicos, correspondendo a duas funções únicas, parecia estarem vivos naquela multidão – a do lucro, a do gozo."
A Cidade e As Serras – Eça de Queiroz
And that's pretty much what it is all about, isn't it?
Getting prettier, what for?
Dressing cool, why?
Studying hard, so you can get a good job, therefore you'll get good money; because… ?
The French may say ces't la vie.
Well, I'd say our vies are getting shittier everyday.