Mature v. Old: Differentiate. Discuss.

I had a better narrative written here, but have decided not to post that. I find it too revealing; not necessarily of myself, but of others. I don’t know how these people would react, if they were to read such an in-depth story of our interactions in such a public space. This, of course, assumes that the individuals involved know of this thing’s existence and check it with any sort of frequency ever. However, I’ve gotten my ass bitten severely by assuming otherwise in the past, so I figured I’d play it safe[r] this time.

Election Day.

I know, I know. Don’t even say it. I’d give you excuses, but I don’t have any really good ones.

An Observation.

Lots of our discussion in our Commodities and International Conflicts class over the past week or so has centred on medical uses for drugs, and the abuse of prescription drugs. At some point the professor made a point of going over the fact that “mature capitalism” and our society as it is today contributes a lot to the rise of mental health issues. I am not disputing this fact; technology brings destructive power and the power to disseminate knowledge of that destructive power. What frustrates me about what he said was more how he said it; there was an almost-dismissive tone in his voice, as if to echo what people with anxiety and depression issues should just “get over it”.

Believe me: if I could, I would. [The next paragraph could potentially be triggering [SI], so it gets a cut. Ha ha pun.]