Well, I just wrote 1,200 of the grimmest words I think I've jotted down in years.
Not sure how this SF story's going to end, but it's started about as bleak as it can get, so... I don't *think* it can go anywhere but up from here?
I'm going to hope that this is my brain's way of expelling bad dreams before sleep, but don't read war histories before bed, I guess. (Or with meals? Or in polite company? Or if you still want to believe in the beauty of life and potential for good in humankind? 🤷♀️)
@MLClark it maybe goes back to the Buddhist preframing life as suffering so periods or instances of non-suffering are better appreciated? Accepting the fallibility of the human species. Technology and surroundings change, but we’re just wallpapering a contemporary culture over our being social animals one chromosome away from being chimpanzees. Eeep eeep! 🐵
@CanisPundit
Still cranky we don't act more bonobo than chimp, even though we're genetically equidistant to both. #MoreSexNotWar 🙃