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Aristotle can go fuck himself
"Pleasure in the job
puts perfection
in work"
he speaks
but i hear nothing
beyond the slight
ringing
in my ears
i can't see
but my hands
understand the
routine
i respond
to the dissonance
on cue
Can i get you anything else?
muscle memory takes over
the laugh
the walk
the exchange
typing in his 5 star points
i look up
and see him
for the first time
today
his beard is unkempt
and his eyes
are kind
crinkled at the edges
a smile
curled
on his lips
as he turns to wave
i spot my father
on his nametag
in my periphery
and for a brief moment
once a week
i wish
he was
Thanks! Try to get some rest this weekend
i chuckle
to fill the air
i don't need rest
i need to scream
i need a rock
i'm tired
i'm not a good person
puts perfection
in work"
he speaks
but i hear nothing
beyond the slight
ringing
in my ears
i can't see
but my hands
understand the
routine
i respond
to the dissonance
on cue
Can i get you anything else?
muscle memory takes over
the laugh
the walk
the exchange
typing in his 5 star points
i look up
and see him
for the first time
today
his beard is unkempt
and his eyes
are kind
crinkled at the edges
a smile
curled
on his lips
as he turns to wave
i spot my father
on his nametag
in my periphery
and for a brief moment
once a week
i wish
he was
Thanks! Try to get some rest this weekend
i chuckle
to fill the air
i don't need rest
i need to scream
i need a rock
i'm tired
i'm not a good person
Published 17th Aug 2022
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17th Aug 2022 12:40pm
While I appreciate the mentor of Alexander the Great, Aristotle, the pupil of Plato, was not impervious academically.
He over reached scientifically. Perhaps we can remember the time period of his life as a perspective.
Nevertheless, in this case, it is important to remember that in Athens at that moment only 29% of the population was considered free in the original seat of democracy.
Grin and bear it may not be the best advice.
Historically, we would do well to remember too that Adam Smith recommended better for employees in order create an enterprise of capitalism that would endure.
Observing that, Marx did a historic analysis and found that between Aristotle and Charles Dickens no country had been able to ultimately follow Smith's advice.
Your writing here is poignant and universally contemporary.
Most people can easily identify with your sympathies here.
What most people would not be able to do is to put their sentiments into their historic nascence.
Predating the Bible, this imprinting of the stiff upper lip begins the snowball that lands in the lap of all modern workers.
And you've correctly identified the exact moment we find ourselves in. Late stage capitalism turns to revolution. Revolution erects socialism . Socialism evolves into communism. And, ironically, communism transforms back into capitalism. Observe Russia and China.
It's the emotional insight that nails it. I'm not a good person is the Freudian extension. Self-blame for the abuses of the system is exactly what is to be expected in cases of Stockholm Syndrome.
Historic and psychopathilogical accuracy here is a high irony. Perfect.
He over reached scientifically. Perhaps we can remember the time period of his life as a perspective.
Nevertheless, in this case, it is important to remember that in Athens at that moment only 29% of the population was considered free in the original seat of democracy.
Grin and bear it may not be the best advice.
Historically, we would do well to remember too that Adam Smith recommended better for employees in order create an enterprise of capitalism that would endure.
Observing that, Marx did a historic analysis and found that between Aristotle and Charles Dickens no country had been able to ultimately follow Smith's advice.
Your writing here is poignant and universally contemporary.
Most people can easily identify with your sympathies here.
What most people would not be able to do is to put their sentiments into their historic nascence.
Predating the Bible, this imprinting of the stiff upper lip begins the snowball that lands in the lap of all modern workers.
And you've correctly identified the exact moment we find ourselves in. Late stage capitalism turns to revolution. Revolution erects socialism . Socialism evolves into communism. And, ironically, communism transforms back into capitalism. Observe Russia and China.
It's the emotional insight that nails it. I'm not a good person is the Freudian extension. Self-blame for the abuses of the system is exactly what is to be expected in cases of Stockholm Syndrome.
Historic and psychopathilogical accuracy here is a high irony. Perfect.
