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2️⃣135: Act 2: Hubris 😼

2️⃣135: Act 2: Hubris 😼

david's feeling himself

david not david
June 10, 2025

Where did we leave off last week?

I remember, I was trying to be all like

But it looked more like

And the universe was staring back like

But I ain’t let it get to me, ya know?

No more worrying. Instead, I’m trying this new thing where I accept things as they are at the moment.

Let me try that again.

I ACCEPT THINGS AS THEY ARE IN THE MOMENT.

There, that feels much better.

btw, that doesn’t mean things can’t change or that I’m just giving up.

au contraire, mon frére—quan les choses changent

I’m glad we got past that. Now I can get back to focusing on the important things, like my Morning Routine:

When the morning routine goes well, it really sets you up for the whole day.

The best days always come after the best mornings.

You wake up on time.

You don’t spend too much time in the bathroom.

You get your breakfast cooked expeditiously and it tastes deliciously.

Instead of scrolling endlessly, you play some good music and just vibe out.

You don’t have the Monday Morning Scaries, or whatever they call it.

It really feels like things are turning around.

Then all of a sudden, you start thinking about

DAMMIT. WE WERE SO CLOSE TO SKIPPING THE EXISTENTIAL DREAD OF TODAY. QUICK, SOMEBODY RECOMMEND A TOPIC SO WE CAN CHANGE THE SUBJECT

THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT.

I’M ALL EARS.

IS IT POLITICAL?

IS IT ABOUT SCIENCE?

IS IT ABOUT COMIC BOOKS AND THE NEXT BIG MOVIE COMING OUT?

IS IT ABOUT HOW LIL’ WAYNE LOST HIS EDGE AND HE CAN STILL FLOW LIKE CRAZY AND PICK SOME GOOD BEATS FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT HIS WORDS HAVE LOST ANY MEANING WHATSOEVER BUT HEY WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO HAPPEN WHEN SOMEONE WHO MAINLY RAPS ABOUT KIDNAPPING YOUR BABY MAMA AND FINDING FUN WAYS TO REVERSE METAPHORS AND MIX UP LANGUAGE GETS TO HIS 20,000TH VERSE RECORDED? I MEAN, THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN DO WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AFTER DECADES OF PROMETHAZINE AND PERCOCETS AND NEVER READING ANY BOOKS, YA FEEL ME?

IS THAT IT?

IS THIS WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT NOW?

I CAN’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

…

…..

…….

Okay, listen, I’m not against that, I actually had this friend in college, and we called him—never mind. I just don’t think this is the right time for all that. That’s not the type of distraction I meant—plus, it’s too messy. We’d have to get a tarp and—

Hold up

You do realize there are people reading this?

People I know?

Like my parents and shit?

People I work with?

People I used to work with?

Oh God, it’s all falling apart, isn’t it?

Did I finally reach the peak of my powers?

Have I run out of good ideas?

Is my mind too twisted and warped from the scrolling and the algorithm?

Am I washed?

Should I hang up the towel?

….

NEVER

I’ve been planning for it, prepping for it, doing every single thing you do when you know an unavoidable nexus event is on the horizon.

You think I’ve lost my way?

Did you think the creativity is drained?

Are you starting to feel like we’re not going to make to email 150, let alone 1000?

Think again!

As a matter of fact, stop thinking. Forget everything you think you know about what has happened and what has yet to happen.

Now we’re talking.

What are you worried about?

The current state of the world?

Yes, I know it’s shit in many ways. It’s also beautiful in many ways. Neither of which live independently, and neither of which cover up the other to be the one shining truth.

Because the past has been so shitty, and so beautiful. So many have given their lives, needlessly and also to worthy causes, just for us to make it this far. To be here in this very moment. In the streets. Online. Out in the world. Speaking with those thousands of miles away. Seeing injustices rise and fall. Seeing the people stand up for what they believe in.

They want to tell us we’re wrong. They want to tell us we’re crazy for believing that things could be better. That we could change the way things are going. That the powers that be are too strong, too entrenched. They have too many resources at their disposal. Too much information. Too many weapons. Too many tactics. Too many bodies. They outnumber us all.

There is no hope. There is no future to build.

They say we should just accept the way things are and be happy about the good things, and forget about the things we want to change.

Who you ask?