• RxBrad@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    On the other end, there’s also the Executive Monkey aspect.

    At some point, fighting every battle has a toll. See the decline in the population’s mental health as activism increases.

    As an apathetic Gen-X’er, I just acknowledge that I’ll never make it so everything is exactly the way I want it to be. Some stuff just sucks. And so do I.

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      1 year ago

      On the other end, there’s also the Executive Monkey aspect.

      ok, i now really want to tie joseph brady into electric chair and press the lever.

      At some point, fighting every battle has a toll.

      may be, but since consequences of losing the battle are usually bigger than little bit of stress, that is really not a reason to wave the white flag.

      As an apathetic Gen-X’er, I just acknowledge that I’ll never make it so everything is exactly the way I want it to be. Some stuff just sucks. And so do I.

      and so you are trying to convince others to join you in your apathy. got it.