XXX: I’m damned by the price of gasoline. I take a taxi to work. 30 km and back.
YYY: As a child, I had a book of ancient Eastern wisdom and anecdotes. And there was a joke about a fool who replied to the news of the price of flour that he did not care - he buys ready-made bread. Why he was a fool was not explained, but at six years old I already understood.