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> ...but RL has been a stinker.

I BEG YOUR PARDON, what did I ever do to you?!? /j 😂

I feel like I'm mourning so many things at once, I can't even keep track of it all.

• The death of the American dream
• The death of the prosperity of the American working class
• The approaching death of American democracy
• The death of my optimism and lack of cynicism concerning the role of religion in this country, and the supposed good done by churches
• The death of so many friendships and relationships as I woke up one day to realize they were mostly red-hatter "moral zombies"
• The death of my own career
• The death of I.T. as a respectable profession
• The death of my own aspirations
• The death of two dearly loved family members
• Oh yeah, and my two favorite countries are at war, now, for some stupid reason.

Ugggh, I need to come up for air, man. :/

It feel like above all, we need to ensure that we do not let hope itself die. But that takes faith. I don't know what else it could be. Not necessarily religious faith, but something firm in the midst of the shaking.

cc: @dusnm, re: things we were talking about a few days ago