"Only The Strongest Survive"
I once believed strongly in this "survival of the fittest" theory of the individual, and I believed in it as the way things "should" be.
But it's fucking nonsense. Babies are weak dumb little idiots (I love babies but its tru. sorry babies), and they survive. They survive because of their community, their support system.
I was, to my perception, one of the "strong" back then. I didn't realize how much support I had, how much my success was built upon other people, upon community, upon society.
This was quite a ... well, honestly a bit of a eugenics type of mindset. I think, presented with someone in need, I would have done the right thing. But in this abstract philosophical space, I believed that it was best if we let the strongest individuals survive and let the weakest individuals die.
My values were misplaced.
A song called "Honda" said "Only The Strongest Survive". I believe in support and community, deeply. Even when we think we're doing things on our own, we're built-up by extensive systems of support, like access to food and water and an economic system.
Hopefully you have closer, warmer support too, like friends or family or a community group. I do, but we're not all so lucky.
umm. Eat a carrot.