Huh, yeah that sounds quite accurate to me. Personally, while I don’t feel like I belong anywhere as a gay man…I don’t feel drawn to the idea of building both clout or wealth, as that represents a path towards corruption of the self. Only in rare cases does it allow good people to speak as a positive voice with weight that matters…
Despite seeing the pattern in history, I still can’t fully come to grips with the idea of willingly walking the path of empowering those who would love to see you executed or dead. Temporary comfort won’t save you from those with insidious intentions, just delay the inevitable when the power of those considered truly part of the in-group is entrenched. Man, humans are frustratingly weird!
I instead want people to be able to live their lives, freely without having to hide who they are (unless they are a bigot, well, they can buzz off). Tearing away artificial social constructs and constraints will lead to better lives for everyone, but I don’t see that happening until I am long dead.
Huh, yeah that sounds quite accurate to me. Personally, while I don’t feel like I belong anywhere as a gay man…I don’t feel drawn to the idea of building both clout or wealth, as that represents a path towards corruption of the self. Only in rare cases does it allow good people to speak as a positive voice with weight that matters…
Despite seeing the pattern in history, I still can’t fully come to grips with the idea of willingly walking the path of empowering those who would love to see you executed or dead. Temporary comfort won’t save you from those with insidious intentions, just delay the inevitable when the power of those considered truly part of the in-group is entrenched. Man, humans are frustratingly weird!
I instead want people to be able to live their lives, freely without having to hide who they are (unless they are a bigot, well, they can buzz off). Tearing away artificial social constructs and constraints will lead to better lives for everyone, but I don’t see that happening until I am long dead.