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Liza's avatar

I like the symmetry between this piece and last week’s: We are all behind bars and none of us is well under capitalism.

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blorrainesmith's avatar

Thank you for sharing this. There's so much gibberish out there on "mental health". This was actually insightful and real. Deep appreciation! <3

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Peter Gelderloos's avatar

Thank you! Sorry for the late reply, I had a full work schedule for three days in a row that left me exhausted, but I'm really glad to come back to this and see all the appreciation. Yeah, mental health is a fraught topic and over all our society does a terrible job talking about it, even when it's not ignoring it!

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blorrainesmith's avatar

Thanks and no worries on timing of reply (or any reply!) Hope you can do things that refuel you!

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Liza's avatar

This is really brilliant. Thank you!

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radish's avatar

"Believing in a category is such a normal person mind-trap." One line of many that really resonated with me. I'm curious of your usage of the word "crazy." It seems like a big concept, and I would really appreciate knowing what led you to choose it specifically.

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Peter Gelderloos's avatar

Thanks so much, it really means a lot that you find what I do helpful! I guess the piece ends with a more pessimistic view of writing, but if we're not writing in a void, if it's in conversation with each other and our lives, that feels better.

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