fakir

It's okay to doubt; doubt is natural for those who question and those who reflect, you are way ahead simply for reflecting, and choosing to live your life by being honest to the principles you feel are important.

Anything you own ends up owning you or something like that.

Btw, why do you care what others think? Aren't you free? Didn't you do this for yourself and not to impress anyone? You should be secure in your rationale for living your lifestyle.

Clearly, you got a faulty piece, just return it and ask for your money back.

Start with being a good human first, then add lots of love, empathy, & patience, then add ability to recognize the world from their kids perspectives and give them wisdom and guidance throughout their lives so they can go on to become good & happy humans themselves. That's it.

Waves of hate might be destructive, but the ocean eventually settles in calm harmony. Hate is self destructive, it is therefore short lived. Love prevails, and it is therefore eternal.

Because you have a destiny and a purpose way beyond your current comprehension and it is so much bigger than whatever misery you are feeling at any point in life. You have to find what that destiny and purpose is, believe me, because otherwise it would only be a massive opportunity squandered. Let me explain - you are the universe itself, so incredibly lucky to be able to come alive, with an opportunity to experience and appreciate the universe itself, there is a much bigger connection you have to the stars and to all that has life. If you are true to yourself and chase what your heart desires and remove all the noise, you will find your purpose, also called self-actualization. Not to mention you are living in the most comfortable, connected, beautiful time any species including humans was ever afforded. On separate note, it is very understandable and valid if you feel like shit given the current affairs, but if you believe me, this had to happen, and this only means better times will be here sooner rather later.

I just landed on this thread and choose to respond to you here, OP. I will say you're my kinda person :) I'm also an ethical business person and came to conclude that federated marketplaces are the future. I put together a community here (https://lemm.ee/c/fedonomy) but never posted anything. I've been thinking / working on this for over a year now, more on the incentive/ economic model and setting up a real life business in a very specific niche. I hate typing on the phone and there is too much to type and it's like 4 am. Please message me.

Only the ones who saw it coming a decade ago are the ones who feel this way, like a slow moving nightmare come true while you scream away at all your friends and family only to be called a lunatic.

The ones who are unable to reflect / reason / see clearly / are stuck in propaganda are hard to move from their position simply because of the nature of how they got there in the first place.

Any day you're able to rise above the cult of nationalism is a good day.

They were on the correct side of the value system, but could not bring themselves to agree to the tactical compromise.