New rule: let’s stop being mad about everything.
Not “stop caring.”
Not “look away.”
Just stop living in a constant state of grievance cosplay.
Outrage has become a personality substitute. It feels productive because it’s loud. It feels righteous because it’s shared. And it feels safe because it requires nothing except thumbs and a dopamine drip.
But here’s the quiet truth:
Being mad doesn’t fix anything. Doing things does.
New rule: redirect the energy.
Instead of hate-watching, build something small.
Instead of doom-scrolling, help one person.
Instead of arguing online, make your block, your job, your town slightly better than it was yesterday.
No hashtags. No purity tests. No performance.
Just… good work. Repeated. Boring. Unviral. Effective.
New rule: assume most people aren’t evil or stupid — they’re tired, distracted, and poorly led. Act accordingly.
We don’t need more takes.
We need more gardens, more repairs, more meals, more patience, more quiet competence.
Try it for a month.
See what happens.
If the world doesn’t change, at least you will.
So stop being mad already, it is pissing me off.
