+++ title = "Worse is worse" date = 2024-10-12T13:03:23-06:00 toc = true draft = true +++ sure, "worse is better", but also, worse is worse. thesis: a) we keep dooming ourselves to "worse" futures than what could have been, b) we ought not to "settle" for the "worse" thing, c) things can be "worse" but they really don't have to be *that much* "worse" conclusion: it may be a pattern, but consigning yourself to it as a mindset is a form of abdication