Thought of the Day

"Truth hurts," they say. I ask- why, why does the truth hurt?

Is it because we're not used to it?

We spin layers of lies around us like a protective cocoon; we turn a blind eye to the unpleasant & unpalatable. Moreso than the previous ages, we now cling to ignorance, not as a result of limitations (in information, science, communication), but as a choice.

I'm not judging. There's a reason we do this: to survive.

"To be acutely conscious is a disease, a real, honest-to-goodness disease."
-Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground