I don't think closeted homosexual morticians have the market cornered on self-loathing or sense of shame.
I am a real person that cares about his art and cares about what he's doing - I have a heart and a soul and want to touch people and give.
As we move towards 8 or 10 billion people on the planet, there's a little less gold per capita. Each one of us will continue to be fighting over an ever smaller percentage of total resources. This is not a happy thought.