My world has become meaner, of late, and I’m guessing yours has, too.
Mean, in the sense of “harsh, spiteful, and cruel,” but also in the sense of “crude, lowly, or ignoble.”
Work, politics, society, and even some relationships have taken on a more callous, retributive aspect. People don’t want to listen — They don’t even want to care. — and it feels like the whole social contract has begun to unravel.
My world has indeed become more mean.
In response, I find that I have becoming meaner, as well. Patience has vanished. Reactions have intensified. Empathy has hit rock bottom.
And I hate it.
So I’m doing something about it.
I’m changing the only thing I can.
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