lots of people will have different opinions about this, and many will disagree with me, but i think the inherent problem in today’s world is progress itself.

progress brings with it all bad things. it makes people greedy, because now suddenly there’s something to gain. it makes people fierce and fiery and competitive, and suddenly your life isn’t chill anymore but you have to do something, you have to work a job, because otherwise your neighbors are gonna complain about you being a lazy slob and not contributing to society somewhat, and suddenly you’ll find yourself surrounded by angry cousins in your peaceful back-yard that you thought was yours, because they’ll demand that you work (just like everyone else), and “who doesn’t work doesn’t deserve to eat” and all that.

truly, progress is like the atlantic, it might bring us to a shiny new place but the journey itself is wild and fearsome.