most of human history reveals a wedge – those who shepherd and those who flock; when we first domesticated sheep, we bred only those that follow, are stupid, docile; any lamb that was aggressive was killed. "We are governed, our minds molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." politics is just another mechanism for control, an illusion – common sense requires reality :o)
Beautifully said. 100% agree. Once a predator, turned into a sheep. They have blunted our edge and took away our senses.
I wish you good luck. Early 20s is really the worst period in a person's life.
If you are depressed don't blame yourself for being tired and unproductive. Sometimes you just need to rest.
remembering the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill you can only hope that, with enough mental discipline, one can escape it. only shows how buddhism and taoism leads correctly here, or https://christdesert.org/rule-of-st-benedict/chapter-4-the-tools-for-good-works/ and other ascetic codes. people will always find something to be miserable, the most insignificant things it seems, me included