Baerson on Nostr: Whenever my life turns to shit (once every seven years or so), I try not to be too ...
Whenever my life turns to shit (once every seven years or so), I try not to be too vocal about it, but of course it comes out eventually to (dwindling) friends and family. Often the response is either silence or with a lack of care. I've been thinking about why. I think people A). Don't know what to say due to fear of saying the wrong thing, but more accurately, B). Don't know what to say because they literally cannot relate.
In my life I've always gone 100%. Every time. Not just "Go100% broooo!", but legitimately 100%, ALL in. I don't do halves, or safe bets, or risk analysis. Like my profile suggests, I always shift+delete. Which means, I'm crying to people who have no idea what it's like to lose everything. They might have setbacks in life, but they have no idea what it's like to risk it all, build it up, win, and then tumble down, lose it all and die. For me, when I'm down and out, I'm looking for a shoulder to cry on that can relate, but I'm alone and in the cold there. What a dark fucking place it is. The three times this has happened in the past, I've taken life by the balls and made it better. This time feels different. With kids and a failing business with AI "took our jobs!" looming, all I've got is NOSTR and friends of the Church gathering around, eager to get me in. Fuck me.
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