Too many people want the freedom to opt out of the social contract - which is what rudeness means, at its core - yet want everyone else to follow it because they don’t like the result when people treat them in kind.
if you’re a jewelry girlie, you might like what i’ve been building. 🤍 i’m a black-owned small business & a simple RT could put my jewelry on someone’s timeline who’s been looking for it.
I DO NOT think people understand that global warming doesn’t mean “no cold weather ever.” It means a warming planet destabilizes weather patterns, causing more extreme weather. This has been explained for decades and people still don’t get it.
More than 40 years ago, I arrived in Chicago in search of an idea. I was a young man looking for purpose, who believed deeply in America, was inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, and wanted to be a part of something larger. The America I believed in was one where everyone has opportunity, everyone is seen, everyone belongs—because that was an America that had a place for me, too.