With the term “YOLO” (You only live once) comes a slippery slope of defective decisions; the term serves as a social excuse for premeditated mistakes. Taking calculated risks striving to prosper, and knowingly and recklessly making substandard decisions couldn’t be more disparate. “YOLO” and Carpe Diem are but distant cousins, with completely divergent connotations. Even considering “YOLO” a philosophy remains a mere overstatement. The term “YOLO” and Carpe Diem hold distant connotations: in which “YOLO” provides a frail yet oftenly used excuse, and Carpe Diem serves as an inspiration to do good. In today's bustling world brimming with vices, individuals have turned to pragmatically using “YOLO” as an excuse to do wrong. Perhaps the quotidian
