There's a really great video by Filmcow that explains how hope is a poison for the mind. I think we're living in a pretty hopeless world, and trying to desperately cling to the pretense that things will change without action from ourselves is dangerous and naive. If there's something about the world that you passionately want to change and you're not working to correct it, you will only disappoint yourself by hoping someone else will change it for you. Give up hope and embrace action.
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Nothing really. There are things I don't have much faith for, and some of those are ones I used to be more hopeful of before but I haven't exactly given up on anything.
Bernie Sanders, who originally did run as an independent for the presidential election in 2016, had to turn to running as a democrat
And then he stepped down to officially endorse Hellary. I often wonder how many family members did they threaten to murder if he didn’t step down and back her.
Me being independent and making a woman having an intimate relationship with me. I'm too weird, poor and incapable for that to happen.
Especially with that attitude! It’s really unattractive.
The attitude isn't a symptom. Is an ending.
And that mindset is what keeps you from being successful.
Bullshit. Some people just have it worse, don't try to decipher the life of an unknown