Ridiculous Opinions #218
So, I slept too long last night and when I do that, I wake up grumpy. And when I woke up this morning, I started reading on my phone. I was looking through Threads and saw this…
And I was filled with such utter and complete rage that it was unhealthy. Why do I live in a world where I have to see this headline? This is from the friggin’ Atlantic, which occasionally has good articles to read. I want to know if, late at night, this woman sits back and thinks, I did a good thing in the world today. I wrote an article about how we are too mean to our dogs when we train them.
You wonder why middle America hates the coastal elites? It’s because middle America works crappy jobs while this Brown graduate makes more money than them writing about dog training.
I really, really hope that this person feels shame at the notion that she wrote this article. I hope that she sits alone at night and ponders her place in the universe.
Worse, I scrolled a bit more and found this…
I love Casey Newton, a tech journalist that I’ve followed for years. He’s funny and has good commentary. But this is such shilling for a stupid product that I can barely see straight. AI playlists? Lossless audio that people can’t tell the difference on? Tech companies are out of control. They don’t have anything cool to ship, so they’re just adding stupid stuff and using their marketing teams to tell us “It’s awesome!” We live in a feudalistic society, folks, where we are merely paying rent to landlords, who keep telling us that this is the better way. I’m disgusted.
But then, I came across this…
And now I want to give up on the world. Can I go live in a cabin in the woods? Where is the farthest island from humanity at this point in time? How can I get there? How can I ensure that no one else but my wife and children are able to reach me? Please, someone help me leave this place.
But just when one is at their lowest, something comes along that maybe…just maybe…makes the world seem okay. I was about to throw my phone across the room and run from this place screaming when I saw this…
…And I thought, There is hope for humanity when people like Sparky Schultz have graced us with their presence.
So, I’m putting off heading to that island for a while. But please keep in mind that I reserve the right to run away screaming at any given moment.
I am a teacher, after all.
