The more widely read I become, the more I'm realizing we just don't have a handle on Anything as a species, lol. Our parents' trips are tripe, our cultural frameworks are exploitative bullshit, our education was indoctrination...

When just regaining a real sense of self can take half a lifetime, it's a sign of how much better we could do given a proper start. Something to keep in mind for raising the next generation...