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Alexander S. Kunz

@alexskunz@mas.to

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XKCD "Dreams"
https://xkcd.com/137/

An XKCD web comic, 6 panels:

Panel 1: person sitting in front of a computer, typing. A friend says: "YOU SHOULD BE MORE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WRITE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN A FUTURE EMPLOYER MIGHT READ IT."

Panel 2: typing guy replies: "WHEN DID WE FORGET OUR DREAMS?" and friend replies "WHAT?"

Panel three, two small people at the bottom, the typing guy says to his friend: "THE INFINITE POSSIBILITIES EACHDAY HOLDS SHOULD STAGGER THE MIND. THE SHEER NUMBER OF EXPERIENCES I COULD HAVE 15 UNCOUNTABLE, BREATHTAKING, AND I'M SITTING HERE REFRESHING MY INBOX. WE LIVE TRAPPED IN LOOPS, RELIVING A FEW DAYS OVER AND OVER, AND WE ENVISION ONLY A HANDFUL OF PATHS LAID OUT AHEAD OF US. WE SEE THE SAME THINGS EACH DAY, WE RESPOND THE SAME WAY, WE THINK THE SAME THOUGHTS, EACH DAY A SLIGHT VARIATION ON THE LAST, EVERY MOMENT SMOOTHLY FOLLOWING THE GENTLE CURVES OF SOCIETAL NORMS. WE ACT LIKE IF WE JUST GET THROUGH TODAY, TOMORROW OUR DREAMS WILL COME BACK TO US.

AND NO, I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO JOLT MYSELF INTO SEEING WHAT EACH MOMENT COULD BECOME. BUT I DO KNOW ONE THING: THE SOLUTION DOESNT INVOLVE WATERING DOWN MY EVERY LITTLE IDEA AND CREATIVE IMPULSE FOR THE SAKE OF SOMEDAY EASING MY FIT INTO AMOLD. IT DOESN'T INVOLVE TEMPERING MY LIFE TO BETTER FIT SOMEONE'S EXPECTATIONS. IT DOESN'T INVOLVE CONSTANTLY HOLDING BACK FOR FEAR OF SHAKING THINGS UP.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT SO I WANT TO SAY IT AS CLEARLY AS I CAN:"

Panels 4-6: the guy typing says "FUCK. THAT. SHIT."

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