@jhwgh1968 yeah
yeah
funnily enough what I am doing right now is going through the archive.org cohost thing of my account because I am looking for some stories
but also just
recycling posts
yeah
i worry a lot about that
as i've been studying settings for a story i want to make, but the setting involves everyday evil, like gerrymandering, hostile architecture etc
and i've been putting the writing off for years at this point so it's just been study.
I'm shutting down parts of the project because i'm worried I'll lose myself
yeah.
That quote is so true.
I follow that and "Goddamnit, babies, you've got to be kind"
Thankfully this anecdote is more wholesome than another bunch of people doing things "ironically' and it turns out they're are fully supporting the ideology...
I don't know the origin but I once read something very profound on Tumblr:
"You can only wear the mask so long before it becomes your face"
Vonnegut's quote has been deeply influential for me
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”