Our leaders are so disconnected from the average person only them being forced to confront their own mortality can snap them out of it.

Chatting with a buddy of mine this morning. He is looking at stuff he did in his life. He went to see the play, Annie, when he was a kid.

"They wouldn't do Annie today, it's too woke" I said. Then, it dawned on me. "I'm wrong. Annie would be totally fine.

Short review: 'An orphaned girl is bought by a billionaire real estate magnate and groomed at a luxury resort," would fit right in with the morals of a political party

Don't forget, while the Qanon BS is flourishing, a former Speaker of the House (3rd in line to the presidecy) gets imprisoned for molesting at least four teenage boys.

He also puts into perspective how easily manipulated we all are.

We still give the most amount of power to the least trustworthy people. It's disgusting.

Don't worry, as the economy becomes more stressed and people become more desperate, morality will fly out the window and become completely secondary to survival. Even those who succumb to that desperation will be ahead of the game on the morality spectrum though. There is a huge difference between stealing to feed your family and steeling purely out of greed.

Also, tipping culture is a cancer that needs to die. So don't feel guilty about not tipping.

we known it since 2019, when he epsteined himself. and it went back decades, the MSM did thier best to not report it for the last 4 years. because too many politicians, both US and the world leaders, plus many donors. just like with the panama papers.

Are you really feeling guilty about not tipping because of the moral implications, or do you just feel socially shamed? Important distinction.

I mean, you should tip the barista, though.