Wankers and Victims
“Psychologists call it “learned helplessness” when a person believes, as I did during my youth, that the choices I made had no effect on the outcomes in my life.” JD Vance, Hillbilly Elegy I read that on Facebook today. I haven't read the book and it doesn't sound like one I might like so I probably won't. It's a good quote though. It is by the guy who called Trump an idiot who is probably the next vice president. Somebody called me a victim. I didn't respond. The point? I don't think I had one. Every dumb decision I made I made by myself. I worked a job I hated because I wasn't man enough to change things. I was fat and unhealthy because I hung around with dumb asses who did the same thing. Drunks shouldn't spend Saturday night with a drunk. I sat on my ass and waited for my ship to come in while telling you there was no damn ship. Nobody made my choices. My parents were tough who did their best. I am trying to get my life better after years of living a...