Stop seeking permission for your existence. Your mind belongs to you alone. "We have two ears and one mouth, so that we may listen twice as much as we speak." — Epictetus. Silence is your sovereign right; use it to reclaim your peace, not to dwell on others' noise.

Ignoring the noise is irrational. The Fed’s balance sheet doubled under Hoover, then tripled under Bernanke. Inflation doesn’t kill slowly; it bankrupts silently while you scroll.