You don't need to excel or be the best. You don't need to conquer or be elite. It's fine to just exist in the world, it's fine to just enjoy something, and not compete or monetize.

@RickiTarr I heard someone say "You aren't a human DOING, you are a human being."

My twisted brain thought "That's what lazy people say!"

I say my tragic flaw is my inability to monetize my fame as an ACTIVIST. Even though my activism & methods cost RW media 100's of millions of dollars in lost revenue, I thought "If I was smarter I'd gotten rich, since that's the only metric that counts in America.
But it's nice to know my work inspired people https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2012/5/4/1088413/community/Rush-Limbaugh-Backlash-Evolves-Grows/
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Rush Limbaugh Backlash Evolves & Grows

See how the StopRush campaign and new activist tools challenge bigotry on air—join the conversation about accountability in broadcast media.

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