"There's a relentless pressure to act happy now. You have to go to the office. You have to go to bars and restaurants. You have to go to concerts. You have to go on vacation. You have to post about it.
You have to talk to strangers.
But...
You can't talk about all the friends and family you've lost. You can't talk about how tired you are. You can't talk about politics. You can't talk about climate change. You can't talk about the wildfires or that town that burned down. You can't talk about living through the hottest days in human history. You can't talk about masks or air purifiers. You can't talk about student loans. You can't talk about the wars we're fighting or getting ready to fight.
You can't talk about anything that matters."
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💯 I can very much relate to this. During all the research and writing of my book, I often felt the need to talk about all the shit that's happening and the amazing info I found, but no, it's kinda taboo.
Just be happy and party while we can...🙁
(when you don't want to close your eyes for the darker side of our existence: my book #CrashCourse can be downloaded for free for my Mastodon followers until Friday 18 Aug. 12:00 UTC (midday))
