I tweet for me boo ๐ญ Twitter for the OGs was basically a diary. We wasnโt sitting around chasing engagement . You just had a thought, tweeted it, and kept scrolling. If somebody saw it, cool. If they didnโt, oh well ๐ Twitter originally wasnโt even about likes like that. It was just people broadcasting their random ass thoughts into the universe.
My dad retired at 59
I will not
He had a pension. I have a 401k I can barely fund.
He bought his house at 28.
I can't touch a down payment at 30.
He paid $90 a month for health insurance. I pay $430.
At dinner he told me I need to be smarter with money.
I nodded.
Didn't tell him his entire life was built on an economy that no longer exists.
Didn't tell him my generation is paying for his Social Security while ours gets gutted.
Didn't tell him the ladder he climbed got pulled up right after him.
Just passed the potatoes.
Make it make sense
The most destructive piece of internet lore ever created is the phrase: "If they wanted to, they would."
โIt sounds empowering, but it is actually deeply narcissistic. It assumes that a personโs actions are dictated 100% by their desire for you, while completely ignoring their capacity.
โA partner can desperately want to give you the world, but if they are fighting a silent financial war, battling burnout, or dealing with a health crisis, their capacity is at zero. Measuring a stressed partner's love strictly by their ability to "perform" is a lethal mistake. "If they wanted to, they would" is the fastest way to lose a fiercely loyal partner over a temporary lack of bandwidth.