I‘m going to let all of you men in on a secret. We can’t even figure ourselves out, we don’t know why we are the way we are. Which is why we need you to be the decision makers. That’s the terrifying, naked truth.
Honestly I think there needs to be a whole lot more monasteries and monastic life for both sexes going forward. There's been too much pain and trauma inflicted for there to be too many happy marriages at this point. ((Our overlords)) have made sure to divide us so thoroughly that most are unwilling to try and why should they when the odds are so against them?
Every time I am tempted to complain, I just remember my Finnish Grandma (RIP) that grew up with no indoor plumbing in a small house in the UP of Michigan. They had an outhouse and a pee pot for the middle of the night. Can you imagine going to an outhouse in below zero weather? Ick.:bocchi_uhh:
Yes, people have just lost good old fashioned Christian charity. It’s like, “I somehow found MY spouse, so you need to struggle and find your own too.“ If we can help them, we should. I am extremely passionate about his because I was one who tried and failed many times myself. Now I’m too old and too sick, but it would have really helped if people tried to help. It takes a couple of selfish gens to destroy and couple selfless gens to rebuild.
Yes, unfortunately it took a couple of lost generations for this to be a problem people are finally confronting. Hopefully we can help the newer generations from having to suffer what we have in finding community and relationships. It should be the most important work anybody does because families are the building blocks of civilization, but people somehow just shrug and say, “sucks to be you… figure it out.“
I have been seeing more people on substack writing about this crisis, and suggesting things from sponsoring local dances to arranged marriages. Clearly what we have in place no longer serves our communities and it doesn’t work, so *why* not try something new?
I always try to tell myself sow seeds, you don’t know what the future may bring. Some seeds will not grow for sure, but some may down the road. But it’s painful sometimes.
The problem with me is, why do I care so much? Maybe everyone else is right and I should just stop caring and just do my own thing. But I just can’t. I find myself trying even when I feel like it doesn’t do anything. Why doesn’t everyone care? I don’t know. I’m just feeling depressed today I guess.
Maybe you’re right. I have always had a very strong sense of justice. My mom always told me I should have been a lawyer when I was a small child. Now as an adult, I know lawyers are scum and usually defend evil for money. Everyone can be bought, nobody has morals or a conscience anymore. I guess I have hope because I know things /could/ be so much better, I can see it for its possibilities. If people would just put in a little effort and decide to make positive change. But then I find I’m holding my breath. I need to stop, do what I can but not expect anything.
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