“In America “optimism” is legislated. It’s law. We are forced to say words like

—“In America “optimism” is legislated. It’s law. We are forced to say words like “Awesome” a lot regardless of how shitty our food, water, and job prospects have become. I think this is the root of American mental illness: living in two irreconcilable realities at once.”—Thomas J. Whang