Conspicuous Acts of Cultural Consumption
Anger Is An Energy
The most bewildering comment I’ve ever gotten on social media, from an old family friend: “Who knew you were carrying around so much anger?” To me, the answer seemed obvious: “Anyone who was paying attention.” But it wasn’t the anger that caught them off-guard, it was the decision to do something with it. To use anger as an impetus, not just a feeling. To speak about the anger, and why it existed, rater than staying politely silent. They reacted to the use of anger as a spur to look at the state of the world and say this is not good enough, rather than a flagellum turned against the self to diminish your expectations. Do not diminish the anger. Use it to get shit done.
PeterMBall
11/12/2019
