The kindest thing literature does is remind you that your peculiar little feelings have always existed. Someone, in some century, was equally confused by love, bored by society, tired of performing, and hungry for meaning.
I think one of the healthiest things a person can do is become easy to delight. To still stop for weird clouds and dogs wearing bandanas and the smell of garlic cooking somewhere down the street. The world already has enough cynicism. Be the person who still points at the moon.
America should have a universal job guarantee. We have so much work to do as a country. We should have centers that I can show up to at 7am with my ID and get assigned work for the day. Trash clean up, food pantry distribution I mean the possibilities are endless
Imagine a legal system so fucked up that the president can be both plaintiff and defendant and award himself whatever he wants.
That sounds kind of like a king, doesn't it?
Trump is unique among malignant narcissists in that he's of below average intelligence, ignorant, inarticulate, and poorly read. Even non-political malignant narcissists (Ted Bundy) have had very high IQs. And "cult of personality" malignant narcissists (Jim Jones) are almost always highly literate and sharp.
It just makes it all the more surreal ... and confounding.
The sun hits the Earth with 10,000 times more energy than we use.
Every. Single. Day.
We're not running out of power.
We're just stuck using the wrong kind-because billionaires don't own sunlight.
my commute is essentially just gazing out the window and vibing while getting views like this. no traffic, no paying for gas, no spending time finding parking. it’s so awesome i can’t imagine doing anything else