So… good luck tomorrow.

I’ll be rooting for you.

The next time you have a peaceful moment, a tender moment, remember...that’s as good as it gets.

The truth is this, we get what we accept.

When well-meaning words and symbolic gestures are our default response, we will forever reap what we sow.

You will never live to see it.

Your good intentions are as useful as the florets of a dandelion.

I do believe we’re evolving as a species.

But our generation, the ones before us, and the ones right after us are a blip in time.

Whatever good you hope for is far away—if it ever comes at all.

Yes, there are people and companies doing good.
Yes, some are bucking the trend.

But it’s never enough—because we refuse to target systems change.

You think AI is a panacea?

Don’t be foolish.

There are a million ways to rip you off—and right now, people are brainstorming ever more ingenious ones.

You are the mark.

Where’s the duty of care?

Employment is precarious.
Companies are predatory.
Our government doesn’t protect its most vulnerable citizens.

Hell, corporations are treated better than people.

We’re a violent species.

Business tactics against workers are violent.
Our treatment of this planet is violent.
The way we treat each other is violent.

Whether you’re a child in elementary school, a university student, any shade of brown, Black, Jewish, Indigenous, LGBTQ…anyone really—you are in danger.

There are no safe places anymore.

Violence is who we are.
It’s everywhere.

Schools. Workplaces. Clubs. Bars. Places of worship. Beaches.

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