Current times are a bit of a bitch…ok they’re a huge in pain the butt and, if you are a bit like me, you believe that it’s only going further downhill*.

It’s a little comical for me to consider that some years ago I was “a change agent” who “wanted to change the world” and now I’m a part-time marketing-communications-person-thing doing stuff in web 2.0 land and when I get a chance, my own writing. These days I’m trying to change the things that can be changed and to accept everything else.  A bit try-hard Zen-Ghandi perhaps…and I’ve been failing dismally. Though my sense of humour remains.

In keeping with this, I thought I’d re-plug a small co, Despair, Inc, who create and market a range of demotivator products.

I caught them back when living in NY and I think they’re even more important today. So yes, if you want to have hope, do so by all means. But there is a certain delight in discovering the joy in despair.

I wish you joy - may you find it in all those little (and big) dark places.

*I don’t want this blog to get political or forecast stuff that I understand little about, but I do want to add that for what it’s worth, I believe this crisis is far from over. Just one article of much disturbing stuff I read the last week. I also keep asking myself whether this is sufficient for us to STOP. Take a look at what is going on, say our systems aren’t working & don’t make sense. And try to create something new rather than repeat old patterns. I appreciate I am in a privileged position to write this. Ie I have time to think. I am not starving etc. But still…

I also thought I’d add what Noam just asked me “why don’t they just reduce top salaries 10% rather than mass firing?”. Sigh.

Tags: despair, fun, future, writing

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