Ian Rose on Nostr: Cynicism is easy. And it's understandable. Life is hard, made harder by people in ...
Cynicism is easy. And it's understandable. Life is hard, made harder by people in power who only serve themselves. So I get it. But every real life activist I've ever met, every longtime volunteer or long-suffering advocate, was ultimately an optimist. It's like being a gardener. You don't plant a seed unless you expect, or at least hope for, a future capable of growing a plant.
Hope takes a lot more work than cynicism. But it's also smarter, cooler, and a hell of a lot more useful.
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