I miss #yolo. I feel a bit cynical. The world seems to be falling apart bits by bits. We are so consumed by distractions. Online shopping. Influencers. Doom-scrolling. Grind and hustle culture. I think it’s just my mental tbh. Just working day in and day out. I just want to truly relax, but this semester ain’t it. It be like that though. I enrolled myself into responsibilities that are responsible for my workload. I just wish the rewards justified the sacrifice.
Okay, I’m just ranting because I’m a bit annoyed at something/someone. But, I’ll still rant. Like… no. We don’t need to work 80 hours a week to be happy. But, at the same time, why do I have to worry about finances? Why do I have to worry that I can’t afford a house? Why is it that we put others down in this world? Why is it that we refuse to grant adequate amounts of housing and construction? Why is it that we’d rather fund bombs than fund space programs? Why is it that our lives are so strongly influenced and controlled by the whims of the few? Why is it that your life is so strongly dependent on luck? Of course, you can make your own future. You can make your own fate. But, we didn’t choose to be born. We didn’t choose to toil the soil beneath our feet for the benefit of the mighty few. We didn’t choose to lose the few hours our lives offer to reap a scarce fraction of our blood, sweat, and tears. Sighs. End rant.
“Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces.” — Jean-Jacques Rousseau