2020 and 2021 were two of my favorite years ever -- mutual aid was evident everywhere. Life's purpose was clear -- help other people who need help. I hoped we'd never 'go back to normal,' since normal was what caused so much suffering.

People are so anxious now many cannot even remember how wonderful it felt for the planet's death-dealing system to shut down. I still haven't accepted our current situation even as friends and foes try to shove its inevitability down my throat.