“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment ... all one would have to do would be to make him do work that was completely and utterly devoid of usefulness and meaning.”
— Fyodor Dostoyevsky
i love speaking with people who are more intelligent in a certain field than i am. it’s just great to sit back and listen to somebody educate you on things they’re passionate about.
It almost feels like Earth was made perfectly for humans, with water falling from the sky and food growing naturally, yet we still ended up in a system where people need credit scores, two jobs, and a 40 hour work week just to survive.