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Countering Complacency✨'s avatar

Great post! I love this part: "Tyrannies come packaged neatly, masquerading as virtues. Productivity, hustle, relentless forward motion, these we swallow eagerly, spoon-fed by a world worshipping exhaustion. Rest becomes betrayal, quiet moments criminal, leisure something decadent. These tyrannies sing softly into our ears: "Your worth is measured by your output." And we hum along obediently."

I think this is a tyranny that many can relate to. It's the recipe for burnout, a life lived out of alignment. To say no thank you, is to choose in your own way to counter complacency and embrace your own truth!

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Chaotic Goodisms's avatar

You nailed it, friend, capitalism (this late-stage version) in pearls whispering sweet nothings like “grind harder” while quietly pickpocketing your soul. If the tyrannies of hustle were a person, they’d be that oily uncle at the reunion who smells like expired ambition and calls naps “laziness.” We’re not tired, we’re over-simulated meat sacks cosplaying productivity to appease a god named Algorithm. I say REVOLT!

So yes, here’s to saying “no thank you” with flair, a little profanity, and a nap.

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