@NiveusLepus: I hear that every time, and alas, it usually winds up smoke. I understand the feeling and do respect the enthusiasm, though.
@thedisasterautist I have learned that existence and survival on its own can be an act of defiance.
As long as I am here, as long as I can help, I can do something. It might not be the scope of change i want, but I can make it better by degrees.
Together, we change the world, centimeters at a time perhaps, but those centimeters matter.
@NiveusLepus: I understand that. I was more referring to the militaristic, gung-ho style relayed in the graphic. Everyone gets all riled up on the endorphins in the moment, and then as the hours and days pass that energy dwindles, requiring some outrage farming to keep going. This increases stress and impatience, which then must be countered WHILE continuing to farm endorphins to maintain the energy, and eventually it becomes nothing more than the energy to be angry and disgruntled at how...