“You think “putting yourself first” is noble, even when it becomes a habit of leaving everyone else last. You want the rewards of connection with none of the inconvenience of participation. You flake and call it self-preservation. You ghost and call it peace. You don’t go to the birthday, don’t reply to the message, don’t leave your house, and then you cry about how no one checks in anymore. You’ve mistaken isolation for empowerment. You’re a bitch, and that’s why we lack community.” https://open.substack.com/pub/personalscriptures/p/youre-a-bitch-and-thats-why-we-lack?r=jh8zt&utm_medium=ios (moved to substack for the ‘feel-good’ aesthetic but damn! hard knocks from all de corners😖)