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In reply to the discussion: So the President comes out strongly for Net Neutrality and the silence is deafening. [View all]Baitball Blogger
(52,235 posts)But, then again, most of the time I'm working on character dialogue. I told my hubby that I wish they would have come up with those blue tooth ear attachments at least ten years earlier so I could go to the grocery store without having to see mothers pull their young children out of the aisles I was on. (Okay, it only happened once.)
Knowledge is a curse and a gift. Lucky are those who can acquire it and be surrounded by the people who are on the same journey.
For some God awful reason, that's not us. I feel like we got caught in a cusp of something. Like we're in a transition period in human history. Maybe it's always been that way and the luckiest of people are those who have found shelter in academic circles or families who provide them with some sort of stability.
We just have the internet, which I am grateful for. A lot of what I write about deals with what I thought American life was going to be like, and how it actually turned out.
Sounds like you're young enough to consider making a move where you might come in contact with people that share your interests. The young are always tuned to progressive ideas and there is still a window of time for you to make those connections.