Ideally, we should all be able to do our own thing–work, hang with friends, take care of our families–and generally enjoy the time we have on this planet. In reality, it seems like the powers that be are out to get us on a daily basis (just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you). Here’s what you can do…
- The ultraprocessed foods you eat are killing you, with the blessing of our government. What you should do: eat organic whole fruit, vegetables, beans, and grains with the occasion naturally-sourced fish or other creature (FWIW deer season starts soon).
- Lack of exercise is doing the same. Several decades ago, life revolved around lots of exercise–at work, around the homestead, at school–as most activities involved manual labor. These days, thanks to big tech, you don’t even need to leave your recliner to shop, work, be entertained, or have restaurant food delivered right to the table in front of you. What you should do: exercise at least three hours a day. Yes, really. Walk, dance, hike, row a boat, climb a mountain…moving about doing physical labor/exercise is good for your body (and your mind).
- Lack of nature is also negatively impacting you. We used to walk a few miles to and from school in decades gone by but these days kids are driven to and from their home to the front door of their school, thus making them fat, weak, and sadly lacking in vitamin D. And this is considered normal. In fact, letting your kids walk to school could be a criminal act these days. What you can do: get a couple of hours of outdoor exposure each day–breath fresh air, get some sun, walk on the grass, and otherwise experience nature (sans cell phone/music/social media) while marinating in your own thoughts.
- Social media is destroying your mental health, but that seems to be fine by the government as they are using it to manipulate you as well. You are a rather intelligent person with intelligently reasoned opinions yet you jump into a forum and state your opinion and you are suddenly hammered with downvotes and people telling you how stupid you are so you rethink, and possibly change, your opinion to something that doesn’t even make sense because, well, conformity. What you should do: realize it isn’t you, it’s them. You are right, they are wrong. Screw conformity. Or just avoid social media and talk to real people in real life. It’s better for your sanity.
- Ditto mainstream media. I thought I must have been in the Twilight Zone when, over the past few appearances of Kamala Harris, she literally couldn’t put an entire sentence together by herself. And that is objectively the truth, but when I opened up mainstream news sites, everyone was fawning over her. WTF??? Again, it’s them, not you. What you can do: realize that the intake of mainstream media may make you question your sanity and possibly turn you into a sheeple. Avoid mainstream media as much as possible and find balanced sources to get your information.
- Don’t depend on the government. Would a government that cares about its citizens allow its regulatory bodies be bought and paid for by the very industries it regulates? This is what happens when it does (yes, that’s 112 pages of recalls and market withdrawals). Would a government that is supposed to protect its people allow illegal immigrant (or any) gangs to run wild in their cities? What you should do: I guess we have devolved as a society to the point where we call in other citizens for help instead of law enforcement. Note that this has worked before.
- Big pharma would like to keep shareholder dividends high and the average person dependent on opiods and/or prescription medications for, like, the rest of their lives. What you can do: stay healthy and, if necessary, reverse chronic disease so you aren’t dependent on pharmaceuticals.
- The fear of persecution is being used as a manipulation tool by our (and other) governments. Let’s see…Tulsi was put on a government terror watch list for (factually) pointing out Kamala’s flaws. The UK is releasing violent criminals from prison in order to make room to jail citizens for hate speech. And, the government told (forced?) Zuck to use Facebook to manipulate certain information on the platform. What you can do: learn about digital privacy skills and, more importantly, use them.
- The presidential election is coming up. No matter who wins (TPTB are heavily hoping it will be Kamala, word on the street is it will be Trump), it is going to be a shitshow. What you can do: vote, of course, then be prepared for the worst (civil unrest, massive cyber attack, etc).
- Finally, realize that every single thing that you do is being monitored, recorded, evaluated, sold, and monetized. What you can do: according to Albert Camus, “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” In that spirit, go analog, pay for everything with cash, watch an interesting livecam (snakes or bears), enjoy time spent with friends and family, go backpacking, meditate, enjoy (non electronic) hobbies, etc.