Posted by thanedar 12/21/2025
Gave up on greatness a long time ago, I'd settle for an "ordinary", where people just kind of try to NOT make bad things worse, or good things less enjoyable.
I found that working in politics, against corruption and for Positive Politics, is how I make the most positive impact and gain the most energy!
I haven't been lucky enough that startups I got in on early panned out so I don't have the ability to take a sabbatical.
Because you weren’t suffering from too much work, you were suffering from too little truly important work.
The core insight it, if you start to feel the need to stop caring, instead of changing your character and values, treat it as a strong signal to change your environment.
[1]: https://anandprashant.com/posts/i-want-to-give-a-lot-of-fuck...
Last time it took a depression and intense widespread economic pain for them to pick up socialism-lite. I don’t expect it to take anything less next time around. Nobody was asking for universal healthcare during/after the pandemic, we need an actual depression.
The effects of 2025 and 2026 are pretty much what we should have had in 2021. Prepare yourself.