I think alcohol is the reason so many talented people grow old without ever hitting their prime. Worst drug imaginable because it is at every street corner. They want you to hault your progress. They want you to die young.
There have been many amazing, important, impactful people in the world but I’m willing to bet that the greatest ones have been swallowed up by struggle. Just couldn’t quite keep their head above water long enough to survive and change the world.