just some asshole.
For years I’ve thought about being a writer. It’s a strange thing to think about being. There aren’t normal jobs, it’s largely freelance, and you get paid shit for a long time. But I still want to do it. When I first became interesting in writing was after some life altering experiences in my mid 20s, I’m sure I’ll write about them another time.
When I was 25 I came to believe that you could fix almost everything that is wrong with the world if you could teach people critical thinking. Education and critical thinking would solve almost every single problem. What’s the best way to educate the most amount of people? As far as I can tell the answer to that question is writing.
I think the reason it’s taken me this long to start is because I read a lot, and comparatively, I fucking suck at writing. But, this stuff is starting to feel bigger than me. I think we’re deep in the trenches of a culture war, and “our” side might be losing.
What is “our” side? The side that believes Black Lives Matter, the side that wears a fucking mask, the side that is appalled by secret police picking random people up off the street, the side where all lives do actually fucking matter. As far as I can tell, our side is much MUCH bigger, but I’m not sure if we are LOUDER.
Thousands of fake news articles are posted and promoted with paid advertising everyday with the white nationalist narrative threatening our Democracy to it’s core. We all have to fight against it, this is me trying to fight, I invite you to join me.
