at some point we have to recognise that the financial anxiety young people are living through is not normal. monetising all your hobbies is not normal. hustle culture is not normal. glorifying precarious work is not normal. self-optimisation is not normal.
The citizens outnumber the corporations by far so we can change the scape of society in a heart beat. We're that powerful. The question is are we that aware?
which - btw - would have been helpful a year ago as well, and for many years before that, but I sure didn’t think of it. also, by support dog, I mean adopting a dog and getting a prescription for an emotional support animal from my clinic’s resident therapist (2 pets allowed)
truly wild seeing the world go through the trauma of extreme isolation, getting ill from it, babies growing up unsocialized, inside...the pandemic started right after I had done the work and essentially healed from my trauma of neglect and isolation
and now, after a year, I find myself needing to go outdoors - regardless of safety - because I have no choice but to do things myself to survive. but since I am not in the place that I was a year ago, I need help, so I’m getting a support dog