[monk_e_boy]

I didn't read that as a sign of failure. I thought the author hit the nail on the head - they guy achieved more than us, but spent his latter years just cruising. I didn't read any malice into it, more a whimsical melancholy.

If I ever get an office (99% unlikely) I'm sure it will be the same as my cubicle. A photo of the wife and kids, my coffee mug, some hidden postits with passwords on... I mean, who gives a shit? It's space to work after all, nothing more.