Status Updates From Slouching Towards Bethlehem

Finally got through that title essay! It was not my cup of tea 😭

"alienation from self…we no longer…could say no without drowning in self-reproach…Every encounter demands too much…To assign unanswered letters their proper weight, free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves—there lies the great, singular power of self-respect. Without it, one eventually discovers the final turn of the screw: one runs away to find oneself, & finds no one at home.