Post #3396102
2026-06-18 02:55 UTC
I kinda had a similar arc before I came to my senses. Radio show, political career in D.C. churning red meat. In my case, I grew up suuuuuuper religious, got into politics, found I was really good at it, and that was intoxicating in multiple ways and I chased it in the name of “look, I’m successful, my name is out there, people respect me” until it was eventually the source of all of my value/self-worth, identity, etc… Not to mention the source of my paychecks and what my entire resume was increasingly built around. You get locked in after some point.
So maybe something like that.
Replies (2)
-
@themaninblack@lemmy.world 2026-06-18 03:00
Dude that is super interesting. Thanks for laying it out
-
@rangber@lemmy.zip 2026-06-18 04:20
How did you get to your senses?