Trying my hardest to be civil in this uncivilised world.

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Cake day: April 26th, 2025

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  • Yeah, Russia, the country that invaded, couped and otherwise subjugated the majority of the world, the country with almost countless military bases around the world, the country of Native genocide, chattle slavery, gunboat diplomacy, three letter agency destabilisation, etc etc. You’re dipped head to toe in propaganda, my friend, you just don’t know it but today you can begin to learn. So no, there’s no comparison, the closest American historical peers are the British and French empires, and then Rome, I guess.




  • Nothing lasts forever. Sure, you could see this as a continuation of Western imperialism (it is), which could be seen as a continuation of Roman imperialism (more debatable), but the Mongols were at it at some point too, and the Egyptians and the Akkadians (and those more knowledgeable than me can surely provide more examples) so idk, at least the villains and the geographical regions affected change over time, lol. Will we reach some “end of history” moment, where we’re all sufficiently moral and humane not to engage in forced labour, murder and pillage for the sake of comfort and profits? Maybe, maybe we’ll destroy ourselves, directly or indirectly (is our planet okay or at least okay-ish?!), before that happens. 🤷

    I’m sorry, I meant to be more positive with my reply but this is what came out. 🥲




  • When it comes to being a more prosocial, peaceful, emotionally stable person, I’ve made much progress (thank God!). I just don’t like feeling like a villain, knowing (because, for better or for worse, I see these things somewhat clearly) I was the cunt in the situation and that I could and should have “taken the higher road”. I was talking about it with my wife earlier today and I think it’s partly a function of my pride: being an overall negative influence in the world is simply for lesser men, and I am not/won’t let myself be one of those.

    For everything else, I’m a complete mess. Yeah, I have worked well and steadily, never been fired or even reprimanded, and have gotten decent results in academia despite the fact I worked full time whilst studying… but besides that idk, I don’t keep much track of things I could improve (but I should). Thankfully, I’m married, so I’m constantly lovingly coerced into betterment, lol.