the new old deal

[stolisomancer]

I'm already back to the old rules: don't look at the news. Ignore it all. Go about your daily routine, get something done, get caught up later if at all. If I slow down long enough to find out what's happening in the world today, I'll instantly get furious and sad and depressed all at once. My brain vapor-locks. All plans for the day are done; the agenda is now either escapism or doomscrolling. I can't afford that. Secure your own oxygen mask first.

It's an option I have. I'm not under direct attack on the basis of who I am. I could, in theory, stop being a writer, or a journalist; I could throw all my electronics into the closest dumpster and see if any local monasteries are hiring. It's not illegal to be me, and not likely to become such. I'm insulated. It makes me feel worse.

But here we all are.