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Sometimes, you read a couple articles in a row (the second being Letter from Birmingham Jail) and have to take a moment to wonder if you’re a terrible person for not devoting your entire life to social justice work. Like, I love my job a lot and it’s very clearly and directly advocating to improve people’s lives (slowly, because politics, but still) - but it’s a very establishment institution. It’s extremely far from direct action, nor does it have strong roots in our local community (though we work closely with a sister organization that does). It’s much better than when I was in school, but it still feels like I’m not doing enough. It’s just - I have SO MUCH, and it’s so easy to be comfortable and happy with my own successes, and that was really what I needed to focus on for the last year. But I’m kind of set now, so I should figure out how to do more in my local community.

Anyway, what’s a birthday for but examining your own privilege and trying to figure out how to reconcile your need to do more with your gut annoyance with leftists because most of the ones you’ve met were super obnoxious mansplainy holier-than-thou white dudes.

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IDK - sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't do more -- volunteer or do something else -- but I think right now I'm trying to make it one day at a time. :(

And, happy birthday!!

Taking it one day at a time is definitely the way to go! I’m just recently in a place where I can think about doing more, so I completely get where you’re coming from.

And thank you!!!