There’s an assumption that wistfulness is only for the long ago. But, sometimes I find myself sentimental for more recent times - like, for the me of five years ago, a starry-eyed graduate who handed out my business card to every person that she met and thought of Magic the Gathering as a “solid back-up-plan,” should the law thing not work out. I feel tenderness towards this iteration of myself, combined with some remorse for the hardening (or reality shock) that I’ve since experienced.
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I engaged in a negotiation of sorts this week. Overall, I’m pretty satisfied with the outcome. I didn’t get exactly what I wanted, but I got something close to it. (Wouldn’t say I split the difference). A few takeaways from the experience are:
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As a recently-registered Seattle voter, I was confused when a packet containing something called “Democracy Vouchers” arrived in my mailbox. How did they relate to voting? Could I use them for booze? So, I hit the WWW to find out.
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In the wake of recent killings at the hands of police, many believe that the American police force needs to be defunded, less funded, or otherwise reformed. The outcry takes aim at qualified immunity, over-policing, white supremacy, no-knock warrants, and more. But, almost all of the criticism of police brutality includes a denouncement of the police’s use of lethal force, including guns.
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- “Positive thinking” does indeed “work” when it is consistent with the individual’s self-image.
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