People keep supporting politicians that haven’t actually done anything for them.
You mean actively worked against their best interests?
Sadly, a lot of people get tripped up because they are confused about one simple thing. We are not the government.
This really short book covers it well. https://cdn.mises.org/anatomy-of-the-state.pdf
In fact the first chapter argues that really pretty convincingly. So it only takes about 5 minutes to properly understand that we are not the government. Backing a politician’s grab for power really doesn’t benefit you, because, really, you are just giving social support to more power going to the uniparty, which doesn’t work for you.
It’s one of the shortest books written. It’s basically Machievilli if you freeze dried it into a two hour read. And the critical parts are up front.
Life is an endless grind of pointless suffering with no end.
Finances.
I don’t want to be rich. I don’t care about money all that much.
My definition of success has always been that if I can let a payday come and go without having to look at my bank accounts and shifting money around to make sure everything is taken care of, that’s all I want. I want to make enough that I don’t have to check my bank account before every bill comes out. I can be assured that the money that is needed will be there.
Had that for a while. No longer do. And it really really sucks.
Social circle too small. Keeps shrinking instead of growing.
The man-sized hamster wheel known as debt.
Shit’s too expensive. Don’t have time to make everything from scratch to save a few bucks.
Reality in general. Turns out bad guys win all the time, and there is no such thing as justice if noone in power gives a damn.
That’s why I’m for electing Noone.
the constant struggle to live in the present. we will all be dead and forgotten soon, so why bother living in a constant pissed off state of mind when none of it matters anyway
benign prostatic hyperplaia. aside from having to get up to tinkle a few tablespoons every half hour or every time I stand up, without the meds I can’t go at all then bladder backs up and causes terrible kidney pain and does damage. on the meds I can empty the bladder but then it’s hard to hold it in plus it ruins orgasms, dry firing is just weird feeling and not satisfying. I’m only 50 and want to go until at least my 80s but decades to go looks intimidating. i can get the turp surgery but will never ejaculate again which makes me sad. i suppose peeing is more important.
I haven’t taken a shit for days, so it’s more of a number two problem.
There are medicines for that, start mild.
Multi decade pay increases never matching inflation
I want to code, but I don’t know what to make that I would actually use.
Me
Currently - need to find an apartment in another state. I will be visiting it next weekend, but none of the complexes in our price range will answer their phone or return Voicemail to set up an appointment.
Life generally.
