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those “50 Things to Do Before You Die” lists is that they basically just turn in to a “Here’ 50 Cool Things I’ve Done” list.

Take the more recent one I saw, and that provoked this fury, by a guy who has “spent the better part of the last decade abroad” for example.

Not surprisingly, his list of things to do consists almost entirely of things that come from living/traveling abroad.  Well don’t you feel so accomplished that the list of the 50 most important things a human being could ever do just happens to line up perfectly with what you choose to spend your life on!

Oh, and by the way, number 44

44. Enjoy a freshly rolled cigar in Cuba. Taste a hand rolled specialty close to its source.

is stupid because Cuban Cigars Suck.  That’s like telling a whiskey connoisseur to visit the Jack Daniels plant.

Similarly, having to read these things from a sports fan turns in to “Visit Fenway Park, Visit Wrigley Field, Watch Ohio State dot the i, Go to a Final 4, blah blah blah.”  These lists serve no purpose except to pat yourself on the back for a life well-lived.

So stop reading other people’s lists of thing you “Have to Do” and just do whatever you want.  Then you can make some snarky lists and feel better about yourself.