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Does Anything We Do Matter?
Yes. Everything you do matters. To and for you, first.
The world is a crazy place.
Here in the United States, the Presidential election is about to start. Caucuses, primaries, debates, and a whole host of lengthy, largely unpleasant bullshit will be dominating the news cycle over the coming months.
Due to the probability of the GOP running a traitorous criminal as their candidate — and showing time and again that ethics matter way less than winning and having control — this is bound to be ugly, unpleasant, depressing, infuriating, and terrifying all at the same time. I don’t desire to be so negative about this, but this is the reality of the situation at hand.
To that end, I’m striving to be on social media less, not watch the news, and stay informed about all that’s going on without letting it get to me or cause me unnecessary harm.
It’s far too easy to feel a sense of impending doom and gloom about the world right now. Outside the US, there’s the ugliness of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Russian conquest in the Ukraine, the shipping disruption in the Red Sea, and other disturbing things. Even writing the above is making me feel a sense of dread and hopelessness.
