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Buried Beneath Fortune

on April 21, 2020December 14, 2021 By Joseph D. Newcomer

We are granted, above all else, the illusion of choice, options to agree to predetermined acceptable outcomes that benefit only those who decided what they would be. Carefully instituted insurmountable obstacles command our decisions by force. These are the only viable ways that allow for their positive outcomes, and we are compromised by all. This [...]

Humanity Graded on a Curve

on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 By Joseph D. Newcomer 1 Comment

At our absolute worst, we consistently allow our need for personal satisfaction and comfort to precede those same needs in others, from the nameless and faceless, to those with whom we are personally invested. At our best, we do the same, just a little less often, and, in some cases, we feel the regret for our [...]