My therapist asked me how things were going with my social life so I had to remind him again that I don't really have any friends. Before he had a chance to ask the next question, I answered it for him by admitting that I can count the people I trust on one hand and still have fingers left. Then I... read more

8mo

INTJ

Gemini

From Wasteland to Reality – Limited Edition Mentats

Has your trusty 486 given up the ghost? Simply procure a fine brush, a modest quantity of brahmin dung, And but a single drop of fresh radscorpion venom. Vault-Tec assumes no liability for mutations, extra limbs, or spontaneous ghoulification.

1mo

ENTP

Aquarius

WHY is the DOLLAR ("Buck") in your pocket a PROBLEM???

Let me go all the way back: --- THE BUCK PRINCIPLE A buck — a dollar — the one in your pocket right now — is a problem. Not because money is evil. Because a buck is a promise. And promises are only as good as the system that backs them. --- Part One: What a Buck Actually Is A dollar bill is... read more

5mo

INTP

Sagittarius

Single Much? A Night Out, a Cold Iced Tea, and the Loneliness We Don’t Talk About

A guy bumps into me as I’m walking into the restaurant. A sting shoots down my spine—old pinched nerves from the military reminding me that my body keeps score whether I want it to or not. It wasn’t intentional, so I accept his earnest apology and keep moving. The hostess greets me with the most... read more

7mo

ENFP

Capricorn

modern society's operating system

Modern society has become a high-functioning emotionally bankrupt operating system, polished to corporate sheen but gutted of the fundamental protocols that used to define what it meant to be human. We live inside a simulation where emotional needs are treated as software bugs instead of system... read more