I see old Bloom now - maybe he is related to Harold, the keeper of the "Western Literary Canon" "Hi, I'm a professional asshole, I work at Yale ..." This is an interesting moral question. Our culture says we should envy men like Bloom, who do have easy lives in terms of little opposition, few obstacles, and no material struggle or deprivation. But what is the consideration for "wasted life in wrong job"? https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/1/19/14266230/empathy-morality-ethics-psychology-compassion-paul-bloom