Why I can't stand to be relatable
Jan. 20th, 2026 11:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
glowingfishThe past few years have been the height of "relatability", quite strange given how much animosity there is my country.
And yet, there are still a lot of people who rely on sayings like "Practice Kindness", "Everyone is Fighting Their Private Battle", "Focus on the Positive" and then just health advice...
"Stay Hydrated" well, yes, I guess that is better than dying of desication.
But as things get weirder and crueler in the United States, I don't believe that someone who believes in aggressive warfare against other countries or depriving people of civil rights in our own country are people that "Deep down, really share a lot with their neighbors", even if I know they might be doing the same things as me. Maybe even the same challenging things as me.
I would really love to relate to people because they have a cute dog, and because they struggle with aging parents. But if those people decide on cruelty, then there is a gap between us that breaks "relatability".
And yet, there are still a lot of people who rely on sayings like "Practice Kindness", "Everyone is Fighting Their Private Battle", "Focus on the Positive" and then just health advice...
"Stay Hydrated" well, yes, I guess that is better than dying of desication.
But as things get weirder and crueler in the United States, I don't believe that someone who believes in aggressive warfare against other countries or depriving people of civil rights in our own country are people that "Deep down, really share a lot with their neighbors", even if I know they might be doing the same things as me. Maybe even the same challenging things as me.
I would really love to relate to people because they have a cute dog, and because they struggle with aging parents. But if those people decide on cruelty, then there is a gap between us that breaks "relatability".
