The last couple weeks have been difficult for me and have resulted in me performing a reassessment of society.
First, I have learned that intolerance, prejudice, and hypocrisy make up a holy trinity. When someone publicly attacks you for something that they find offensive, and then pins a label on you that can’t be proven, you have little defense. You can try to be rational with them, you can try to argue with them, you can try to dismiss them, but you cannot win.
Second, I learned that everything in life must be treated like open-heart surgery. You get one chance to do anything and if you don’t do it the correct way and do it perfectly, you are an utter failure. This is especially true when you are doing the work you have done all your life.
Now, I will say that these are not things I believe, only things that I perceive right now. It’s going to be a while to recover from these latest blows to my faith in civilization.
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