- Too many people on Bluesky think that relentless expressions of despair are a sign of intellectual sophistication.
- Man, a lot of the quote posts of this are just proving my point.
- But also, and this speaks to the sort of clarity of thinking that’s really needed in this grim political moment, there’s a difference between expressing despair because you’re feeling despair and want solidarity in its expression and viewing despair, in all contexts, as more sophisticated than hope.Feb 4, 2026 20:55