We are just finding out about a child sex trafficking ring involving politicians and billionaires, the world’s richest man does a Nazi salute at a political rally, and the President being an adjudicated sex criminal is probably not the worst thing he has done…

Meanwhile I’m standing here in the checkout line feeling guilty about whether or not I should tip a barista

Something is wrong with our collective notion of morality, and my individual understanding (Oh well, here we are)

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    On a related note, the latest Trump administration cabinent picks and antics unironically cured my impostor syndrome.

    If these gaggle of fucking demented backstabbing morons are good enough to run this country…

    And they can show that about half the country is actually so stupid and or intentionally blind and or evil to somehow not realize their cult leader just obviously is a huge rapist and pedoohile…

    Then I am better than this country.

    Better qualified, more empathetic, more competent.

    Turns out it was just angry clowns gaslighting us the whole time.

    Well uh fuck em, this is all so stupid that I now actually have the correct amount of self-confidence and self-respect, it is indeed this entire society that is a joke, not that I am somehow fundamentally inadequate.

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      “Only those who do not seek power are qualified to hold it.” Plato knew what was up.

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      it’s easier to get ahead with a weaker skillset if you’re ok with fucking over someone else to get there.