{
  "id": 924084,
  "title": "Orwell: “It is possible to be a normal decent person and yet be fully alive.”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/orwell-it-is-possible-to-be-a-normal-decent-person-and-yet-be-fully",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-14T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Conversable Economist",
    "slug": "conversable-economist",
    "url": "https://conversableeconomist.com/2026/08/14/orwell-it-is-possible-to-be-a-normal-decent-person-and-yet-be-fully-alive/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "There’s a common script about about artists who live hard and die young. It says that the combination of a self-destructive lifestyle and art means that they were in some way fully alive, in a way that would be impossible, say, for some happily married husband and father, living in the suburbs and working as … Continue reading Orwell: “It is possible to be a normal decent person and yet be fully…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}