What would Benjamin Franklin be doing today?

One of the secrets of a well-lived life is to not go too deep into any of its components.

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I am reading Benjamin Franklin’s biography.

Fascinating person he was.

He was ambitious from a pretty young age. He ran from home when he was 17 because he was dissatisfied with the way his brother treated him. He achieved professional success in the new city thanks to his remarkable social abilities.

He somehow identified the usefulness of people he came across and managed to make them do things for him. Take the case of his voyage to Philadelphia. He managed to find a person and convince that person to give the address of someone who would give him work in a new city.

That is some serious ability.

I mean, here I am — in my thirties — in Canada for two months now and all I have managed to do is say hello to the convenience store person. If it was Benjamin Franklin, he would have already been an integral part of Canadian online media and pushed competitors to bankruptcy.

But…

He would have done that when he was 20.

If he was 30 and in the 21st century, he would have already:

• Established a…