I took some time out of my morning to watch Surrounded on youtube. It really helped me get a sense of the popularized version of the political divide. It also has me understanding a little better what is out there on social media re: politics. This is not helpful to the growth and or continuation of our nation as I see it. In fact, it is the bloody opposite. To (mis?)quote the Star Wars franchise, “This is how a democracy dies.”
I’m worried. Seriously. It’s been a huge part of my mental space and part of the stress package shoving my pressure up up up. We are really fighting a culture war out here and while that happens, the rich are fleecing the heck out of all of us. We’re moving closer to the 1984 future promised in the past and man, it hurts to see it.
Meanwhile, I am absolutely struggling on my own to recognize the value of my chosen profession–writing. I make 6 cents a word. I can write, at this point, a thousand good words an hour. It takes an hour of research and editing for each of those thousand, so we’re talking 30 bucks an hour as a writer. This is not including finding a place to publish. I need to do better. That is on me.
Some Thoughts:
- Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “He laughed so hard at Koo’s botched NFL kick that he had a seizure. It may have saved his life ” No comment…
- Also.. “Prosecutors say suspect in missing students’ killings asked ChatGPT about disposing of a body” Bruh.