Article | How I Deal With Political Anxiety

in #culture6 years ago (edited)


All of us have felt it at some time or another, the vague feeling of despair and hopelessness, of wanting for a world that wasn’t so out of control, of wishing we could do something to save it as it treks such a perilous path. Many who come to encounter such a near-nihilistic pit of sorrow become what is colloquially known as “black-pilled”. The term is a derivation of a related meme concerning a dichotomous decision between taking the red pill (and understanding the truth about the world around us), and taking the blue pill (which would make him as ignorant as the masses yet again concerning the deeper truth behind the facade) for the main character in the movie “The Matrix”. It raises an important and fundamental question as to whether it is better to reside in the comfort of blissful ignorance or to face the brutal reality that awaits on the other side of the “Red Pill”. Although, there are many more variables for those of us who know the truth in real life concerning the reality of our society than there was for the main character in the movie.

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