no, seriously. modern america both permits and demands a level of self-authorship that's probably completely unprecedented among the world's cultures. this self-authorship is not self-actualization, but it's the kernel of truth inside the big lie of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness".
@kniferoomba tagline for a new shonen anime
@kniferoomba when I grow up, I want to be NOTHING AT ALL 🎵
on the infinite flat scorching tarmac of the american experience, capitalism has annihilated every type of guy that came before, but here, of all places, you can be a new type of guy. you MUST become a new type of guy, to be anything at all.