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Biden Nannyism, good. Trump Nannyism, bad. A variation on "If you don't like dad's answer, ask for mom's answer instead."

I strongly disagree. You do have the option of running off into the wilderness and being a subsistence farmer anytime you want to. Just because it's not the easiest or most fun option (even today) does not make it cease to exist nor entitle anybody to anything they haven't earned! It's really weird to hear (presumably) a non-Communist getting cozy with that line of reasoning, but in case you've forgotten... If you're claiming the right to "storm castles" simply because you feel you need to - so does any burglar! So let's not start imagining that peacefully walking away (in any form; not just secession) isn't an option. Furthermore aren't you anticipating a civil war anyway??? If so then HOW are you disregarding the subsistence farmer option????? Are you just tired of being alive or what?????

Trying to break this ¬objectivity¬ distinction (from the common parlance about the media) down: Rand: "Objectivity is both a metaphysical and an epistemological concept. It pertains to the relationship of consciousness to existence. Metaphysically, it is the recognition of the fact that reality exists independent of any perceiver’s consciousness". Whereas, Press "objectivity" in reportage is entirely ¬dependent¬ upon the "perceiver's consciousness" - on people's minds, emotions and memories. Individuals who usually do not hold to reality existing independent of their minds. At two levels, the second level of subjectivity, what they inform an interviewer they saw, which might dishonestly deviate from the primary level, what they believe they saw. Therefore the uncertainty of eye-witness accounts. Or: He said- she said. That's the material Press people have to go on for their news sources, so would be non-objective. (And if anyone says that "photographs never lie" i.e. are objective, I have to disabuse them).

Look around your home. Is there anything there that gives you energy? Validates your consciousness? Reminds you of the unique manifestations of your identity? Any song, book, film, tactile object that resonates with the possibility of a goal worth aiming toward? Is there something you could put on your wall that will add a spring to your step, or release the tense confusion of a recent argument because it resonates with a problem solving mindset? As one works toward building a solid foundation in reality, aesthetics is where humanity has a chance to evolve creatively through the contribution of each individual. It takes a great deal of personal resilience to create something that is true, to the epic depths of your mind, regardless of whether another person might recognize some universal appeal.