From the Repartee title, How to Live Now or Never, this essay by Alejandro de Acosta follows up on an essay he wrote about the Cynics for The Anvil Review. As always with de Acosta's writings, there are multiple layers, and it's well worth reading more than once. Here he addresses egoism, critique, spectacle, and solitude, among other things.
If you haven't yet discovered de Acosta's careful, deep, and precise writing, here is an easy way in (or you can visit theanvilreview.org).