we all live in a nightmare that will never end. there is no end to it and no solutions, no way out, no way to escape. even if you physically take yourself away from it, it will still continue to pursue you, directly or indirectly

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TIL that a politician from the United Kingdom, John Bell, believed that he was a bird, stating that he could fly much better than a bird, because he kept his shoulders oiled. Despite his state of mind, he remained a Member of Parliament until his death in 1851. [source, comments]