Well, thank you for sticking with actual reality. I had a career determining the overhead rate for federally sponsored “health” (dripping sarcasm) research. I was in and out of BSL (bio security labs) throughout the country….suited up like an astronaut, sprayed with God knows what on the way in and the way out in an anteroom. I saw the rollout of the masks and was like “what the hell?” I still see folks wandering around wearing cloth on their faces and it simply lets me know who drank the Koolaid. Thank you for acting with integrity.
That, too. The absurdity is something I have no explanation for unless it really is to inform who is compliant to their own detriment and who is not. I wear my “I’m already naturally immune to bullshit” t-shirt a lot these days. May as well put it out there, you know? I saw a teacher at work with a homemade, clear plastic contraption upon her head and I knew we had entered a whole new level of societal insanity.
Yes!!! I needed this! I’m facing this now. Self publishing first book. The first editor I spoke with suggested I not mention a certain person who might be offensive to certain audiences. I thought about it and the answer was no! We did not work together. I found another editor. I struggle with trying to stay in secular woke paycheck world while trying to build the parallel economy business. My focus is split.
Congratulations on your journey of self-publishing! I celebrate that you knew what was important to share in your book 🎉 As someone who pulled both my feet out of the "woke paycheck" world as you described it, I can tell you that courage and faith provides a different (and better) kind of abundance, if you're willing to trust the process! It takes both feet in the New Earth to create the New Earth. I wrote a bit about that, you might find inspiration here: https://laurengeertsen.substack.com/p/how-to-lose-everything-and-gain-better
People with SOME power often fail to use their power. An author who is known to sell has a certain amount of power, and you were wise to use it carefully. If more midlevel people exercised their power for good purposes, the powerless folks would be better off. Use it or lose it is nature's first rule!
One thing people don't understand about the free market is that success is subjective and isn't always measured in money.
Well, thank you for sticking with actual reality. I had a career determining the overhead rate for federally sponsored “health” (dripping sarcasm) research. I was in and out of BSL (bio security labs) throughout the country….suited up like an astronaut, sprayed with God knows what on the way in and the way out in an anteroom. I saw the rollout of the masks and was like “what the hell?” I still see folks wandering around wearing cloth on their faces and it simply lets me know who drank the Koolaid. Thank you for acting with integrity.
Those cloths are probably dirty too! Gross.
That, too. The absurdity is something I have no explanation for unless it really is to inform who is compliant to their own detriment and who is not. I wear my “I’m already naturally immune to bullshit” t-shirt a lot these days. May as well put it out there, you know? I saw a teacher at work with a homemade, clear plastic contraption upon her head and I knew we had entered a whole new level of societal insanity.
Yes!!! I needed this! I’m facing this now. Self publishing first book. The first editor I spoke with suggested I not mention a certain person who might be offensive to certain audiences. I thought about it and the answer was no! We did not work together. I found another editor. I struggle with trying to stay in secular woke paycheck world while trying to build the parallel economy business. My focus is split.
Congratulations on your journey of self-publishing! I celebrate that you knew what was important to share in your book 🎉 As someone who pulled both my feet out of the "woke paycheck" world as you described it, I can tell you that courage and faith provides a different (and better) kind of abundance, if you're willing to trust the process! It takes both feet in the New Earth to create the New Earth. I wrote a bit about that, you might find inspiration here: https://laurengeertsen.substack.com/p/how-to-lose-everything-and-gain-better
go for it girl !
People with SOME power often fail to use their power. An author who is known to sell has a certain amount of power, and you were wise to use it carefully. If more midlevel people exercised their power for good purposes, the powerless folks would be better off. Use it or lose it is nature's first rule!