>I am dumbfounded by how few seem capable of confidently and proudly calling the shit show a shit show. Often I orbit back to friends and family who once showed a glimmer of self-confidence, yet go right back to rationalizing the next scam.
>I'm exhausted, but incapable of closing my eyes.
I’m with you. It’s exhausting. Makes it very hard to know how to interact with them when I have to basically close my eyes and ears to what I know and understand about this realm in order to participate in most of their conversations. It’ll wear a soul to pieces.