The US is largely a hyper-individualized, functionally illiterate, propagandized, & pacified population with no sense of solidarity & no tolerance for the slightest inconvenience or uncomfortability. There will be no mass movement to the streets til the economy collapses.
triple down on anything that gets you into flow state at will. running, writing, reading, or photography. design, coding, gaming, or coaching. this is your unique edge that should be sharpened and used to cut your way through the jungle. life is hard and not doing what you enjoy makes it even harder. lean into what makes you forget youre alive. help your kids lean into it. help them quench their thirst to be great at what they love. chances are success will come anyway.
lorde was right. i hate the headlines and the weather. we're never done with killing time. we had no idea that the dreams we had were far too big. it drives you crazy getting old. in my head i do everything right. its time to let go of this endless summer afternoon.
u are so terrified of being cringe that u are living a muted version of ur own life even though one day ur rotting flesh will be feasted upon by worms just like everyone else’s. u are a sack of meat that has put itself in prison just so that other sacks of meat won’t laugh at u