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“We took an object that was not in motion and gave it permission to remain motionless” isn’t that much of an accomplishment. Thanks, Garrett! This, 100%.

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Great post, Garrett. I especially liked the ending...."And when I read headlines about a very-pleased-with-himself guy who cares more about his career than he loves his fellow human beings, I’m not mad. You’re not the first, nor will you be the last to pull that con. What a waste. For the world, for sure, but for you as well. What a small, uninspiring, dull approach towards life."

One thing I observed growing up in the white evangelical world was that the "great men" celebrated by evangelical culture are all such small and petty and uninspiring guys. Great showmen, sure, but such small people.

I also liked point #6: "Even if you don’t win every battle, you do win the broader war (that is, you succeed in maintaining existing societal hierarchies) because, well, that’s the nature of hierarchies. They take more effort to disrupt than to maintain. That’s why I’m not necessarily all that impressed by your victories, by the way. “We took an object that was not in motion and gave it permission to remain motionless” isn’t that much of an accomplishment."

So true!!

I also loved David Roberts Twitter thread on the same subject and I see he liked this too.

You have my empathy on the illness front. I've been coughing/COVIDing/getting colds since Nov. 1st. I feel like my immunity system is finally sort of climbing out of the trench. But I'm about to go hang out with an 18-month old grandson, which is like heading into a new hurricane of viruses. But hey, the little guy is worth it!~

Rest up! I appreciate you!

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