am i just unlucky, or is the world truly this saturated with complete idiots?

it seems as though i couldn't find another halfways-intelligent human being if i tried.

you can't make this shit up. you really can't.

so, i tracked down an msds for the odor eaters that were put down to replace my non-toxic air freshener, and guess what?

recommended for use in ventilated areas, only.

why is that?

because it produces toxic fumes.

so, let's get this right. the smokers complained that i was blowing a non-toxic product up the stairs to help mitigate the effects of their second hand smoke, and the landlord forced me to dismantle the contraption and then installed toxic "air fresheners" through the halls, instead.

now, in addition to the second hand smoke, we can add the fumes from the air fresheners to the toxic mix.

the only way this makes sense is if they're working for a eugenics program, and i'm being targeted to be knocked off.

the absurdity. it's overwhelming. fuck.

i still can't figure out why anybody would pay for a mac, when they just get a dell and put linux on it at a half to a third of the cost.

once again, you can demonstrate my point, if you'd like. but, don't then deny that i'm right.

there's certain interests aligned against me in society. they've always been there, and they'll always be there. i'm going to struggle with these forces for the rest of my life, and those that follow me will struggle with them into perpetuity.

that's reality, and there's no use in getting mad about it. you just need to keep struggling.

what pisses me off are the fucking idiot hippies that really are on my side in every substantive and meaningful way, but are aiding the enemy and are too stupid to figure it out.

i have a habit of being proven right. the question ahead of us is how long this takes. five years? ten years?

if you're a conservative christian, we've been in conflict over everything since the day i was born. but if you identify as remotely left of center, you're going to wake up one day soon to the reality that the muslims have joined forces with the christians, and are fighting a powerful war against secularism. you're going to see prominent muslim groups joining forces with existing christian groups and providing the tipping point as they fight successful campaigns to limit abortion rights and oppress queer people. and, you're going to wonder how and why they've switched sides so dramatically.

they were never on our side, you fucking dipshit.

for those curious, i *am* still vlogging. i have a huge backlog of videos to edit.

right now, it looks like i'm jumping from a four week lag to an eight week lag. hey, if i get in this mess again, i'll expand it further. i like doing this for historical reasons, but i like having the distance, too.

what i need to do is wind my way back to the cloud nothings review. once i get there, i'll get back to editing. that's how i got on this path. and, i don't even remember what i'm back to, after that.

the second hand smoke is back in the apartment, this morning. it took a weekend to seep back in, after i'd kept it out for the last six weeks. and, i cleaned this weekend, too. hopefully, the human rights commission is swift in it's ruling, because i should not have to deal with this when the solution is so easy and simple and cheap.

humans are autonomous individuals. we don't own each other, and that language should be viewed as concerning.