"I have been a lifetime anarchist designer, declaring war on senseless strictures, unacceptable behaviors, amoral practices, even as I worked for a large corporation after having my own one-man design business, but I survived for 27 years because of the quality of my work which could not be denied even by those who thought I was a pain in the ass - and those who might have liked to have fired me. Money does indeed drive all things in our culture, and I believe that is precisely why I survived: I contributed to the bottom line and when I finally had had enough of the corporate culture of greed and retired early there was not a little shock and panic. Was I always happy? I often hated it. Did I always get my way? No. But I had no debt. I have had 12 years of retirement to create as I wish with no financial worries and I have made the most of it! Was it worth it? Had I only worked for myself in the design business I might never have been able to retire (who can live on social security alone?); that is the sad fact of what militant capitalism has become. We make our limited choices in a world we do not control."