Someone told me a few months ago that [this] would be a life-changer for me, and they were right, but I would like to emphasize that it is a good change. In the six weeks since I was there, the majority of my previous petty concerns have stopped mattering to me, completely. I just stopped caring about a lot of things that were truly pointless. It has been a very surprising and welcome change. My experience of life is different, in a good way. Something about that day in that place made me realize that if I don’t enjoy and appreciate every single moment of my charmed and comfortable life, then I am an unforgivable ass.
One of the best posts Rachel Lucas has ever written. Go read it.
Very stirring.
Lately I’ve been thinking that it is the utter banality of evil that allows it to thrive in a “not-my-fault” Bureaucratic environment.
The person who says, “I was just doing my job” at the DMV, or in the Obamacare End-of-Life counseling session, or processing paperwork for denial-of-care at a Canadian Health Agency, is not too dissimilar from the Soldier who says he was just following orders.
Except that in the famous past-case most soldiers were conscripted and had no choice but to go along, while the job-seeker actively worked to gain that position, tunneling upward towards power in the bloated bureaucracy.
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