I got involved in local democratic politics, another huge mistake I’ve discussed here multiple times. It only became a problem when I started winning elections. I voted to defund the police and the sheriff himself screamed in my face, three feet away from me. I started thinking that my family was in danger and that no one would stand up for us or protect us here. The police would run me off the road one late night, there would be an article in the paper about it, and that would have been the end of me. What would I have achieved, except making my kids fatherless? So I quit.

this is the reason I haven’t personally gotten involved in local politics, even though I live in a deeply blue part of Ohio. that shit is scary, I grew up around those people, they fucking terrify me and I am not popular enough to feel safe in this small town culture

any suggestions for posts of yours to read to learn about how this all went down for you?

and have hundreds of pages in a book I’m writing about going from white collar to blue collar work. It’s still a bullshit job, just a different kind of bullshit.

I think this book would be very popular; I know my spouse would love to read it.

I would rather just work for myself, since that’s where the big bucks are

one of the things I hate most about this alleged individualistic, bootstraps society is how fucking hard they make it for a person to go it alone – the obscure administrative requirements are a huge hurdle for most people.

your journey sounds relatable af, I really hope you write that book. ❤️