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“The Rad Festers believe that beating death will reveal the road to peace and harmony. And I believe exactly the opposite; that sorrow, longing, and maybe even mortality itself, are unifying force, a pathway to love. And that our greatest and most difficult task is learning how to walk it.”
— Sep 26, 2026 02:11AM
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Antonella
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Digging into the history of Americans obsession with happiness, shame with feeling anything ‘but’, a society built on pretending, suppressing non-positive feelings - truly fascinating. Patriarchy is inter-woven into so many elements of life.
‘Smile’, ‘everything happens for a reason’, ‘fake it til you make it’ and other toxic positivities. No wonder so many of us feel shame for just existing.
— Sep 24, 2026 12:32AM
‘Smile’, ‘everything happens for a reason’, ‘fake it til you make it’ and other toxic positivities. No wonder so many of us feel shame for just existing.
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“The place you suffer is the same place you care profoundly. Care enough to act.”
— Sep 20, 2026 01:46PM