#righteous anger

This is not a "breathplay is unsafe" post. It's a "this is bad engineering" post.

If I Gave Anger Its Voice

People forget about a thing called Righteous Anger. And Righteous Anger only ever comes from Love.

Dean Winchester’s anger almost exclusively exists for righteousness’ sake.

FOR ALL MY FELLOW ANGRY WOMEN OUT THERE:

We have countless reasons to be angry, I know. The term "female rage" was coined for a reason. Righteous anger is a powerful thing, a catalyst for change, and the world would be a lot worse without it. But it can eat you alive from the inside sometimes.

Don't forget to take care of your own private life. Take some time to heal and nourish yourself and your loved ones. Don't let injustice and evil destroy your will to live a fulfilling life and be the light you want to see in the world.

Your mental health and sanity need to be preserved if you want to tangibly make a difference for those around you. Sometimes, that difference is just being authentic in ways that defy the patriarchal, capitalist norm. Embrace your natural body, reject beauty standards, boycott evil corporations, take care of local wildlife, protest irl. Do what's morally right, by all means. But don't waste your precious time online engaging in pointless debates about it with people you'll never meet.

The women in your life see you. You may not realize it, but your authenticity and happiness can be enough to inspire a little girl to grow up into their own best version. Or maybe, an older woman might find her own joy again through you.

Unapologetically loving yourself, being happy and living a life you love in the face of a system that wants to break your spirit and make you a soulless machine is more impactful and sustainable than wasting away in the rage and disgust rabbit-hole of online activism.

The internet harms us more than it benefits us. In its current format, it's designed to keep us outraged, overwhelmed and overstimulated. Too exhausted to live our own lives, bc the horrors of the world need our constant attention. To invest so much time and energy in such a dangerous environment for the sake of activism is counterproductive.

The expectation that women need to be seen constantly performing activism is rooted in the misogynistic idea that you, as a woman, need to carry the burden of emotional labor and community maintenance for everyone, in detriment of your own self-care. Let go of that burden. Save your energy for yourself and the women in your life.