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When we focus on doom and gloom, we forget about all of the beautiful things that we are seeking to protect. I’ve been actively curating my feed to include more visual artists, musicians, and other creators for this very reason.

'cause I was in a writin' mood bsky.app/profile/aaro...

Oh, yeah, I’ve written about the Parable of the Two Arrows before in a political context. It’s an important insight.

Relentless expressions of despair are just the opposite of a sign of intellectual sophistication.

Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will!

"that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting. This is the treason of the artist: a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain." - le guin

There's a sign I pass sometimes when I'm driving that says HOPE IS A PRACTICE. It's good to be reminded of that.

I was going to post something snarky, but looking at the number of replies you've got... I'm surer everyone's already done that.

Thanks. I will be sharing this in my online networks here in Minnesota.