I honestly hate that we've normalized the idea that all opinions are valid. I think we should get back to telling people that they are ill informed & ignorant
I turned 18 in 2011. Rent was $425. After work I’d go to the mall with friends and get a whole new outfit for $40. We’d go out that night, drinks were $3 and whole meals were like $7. Wake up next morning & get brunch WITH DRINKS for less than $15. Life is hell now.
Started a new job and everyone kept mentioning "the incident" but nobody would tell me what it was. After three weeks I finally asked directly. Turns out my predecessor had a mental breakdown and threw a printer out the second-story window. Okay, weird, but whatever. Then yesterday our printer jammed. Without thinking I said "this makes me want to throw it out the window" and the entire office went SILENT. Dead silent. Someone whispered "oh god not again." Now they think I have printer-related rage issues. I've been moved away from all windows. There's a staff meeting Monday about "workplace wellness.”
Laughter is anti-inflammatory. Crying is regulating. Hugging is immunoprotective. Singing is vagal toning. Dancing is neurogenic.
Joy is a biological necessity.
She would not have bombed Iran.
She would not have illegally attacked Venezuela.
She would not have destroyed the economy.
She would not have pardoned criminals, drug traffickers, and traitors.
She would not have supported Putin's Russia.
She would not have slept in the Oval Office.
She would not have an affected hand.
She would not have cut the SNAP program.
She would not have used the DOJ to attack her political enemies.
She would not have given money to foreign countries.
She would not have abandoned American farmers.
She would not have prevented the release of the Epstein files.
She would not have destroyed American democracy.
She would not have trampled on the Constitution.
She would not have abandoned the fundamental rights of citizens.
She would not have deployed American soldiers against the American people.
She would not have destroyed the White House.
She would not have enriched her family through government influence.
She would not have lied about her health records.
She would not have played golf.
She wouldn't have asked people to cheat in future elections.
She wouldn't have said "Quiet piggy" to a female journalist.
She wouldn't have invited Putin to Alaska.
She wouldn't have appointed an administration of incompetents.
She wouldn't have done everything Trump did.
Going to leave you with this tonight:
The best thing you can do for yourself is actively increase your surface area for luck to hit you. Go outside, travel more, go to new cates, museums, events, take a new route home, go for hikes, see cities, countrysides, take your notebook, speak to people, ask questions, start businesses - go on more side quests. You can literally just do things, and the more you do, the more serendipity and synchronicity will find you.