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Concepts That Seem Beneficial but Probably Aren’t
Conflicting narratives are so prevalent that it’s hard to discern what is right from what is wrong. Meanwhile, some narratives are reported in such a singular light that it should make us question how correct they are.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once.
— Amarillo Slim
83% of American families eat fast food once per week. Meanwhile, heart disease is the second leading cause of premature death among Americans. Don’t get me wrong- I love fast food. I’m a part of the 83% crowd. The irony is that eating fast food is perfectly acceptable and not frowned upon except by “uppity” people. In reality, we could easily argue that fast food is modern-day tuberculosis or pneumonia. However, rather than catching a virus, we are willingly eating it.
I’m not writing this piece to make you feel guilty or to tell you to eat more fruits and vegetables. I’m not here to judge if you smoke, drink, masturbate, gamble, overeat, or enjoy shooting guns. Instead, this article aims to identify false narratives. And I don’t want to focus on more extensive subjects than I can handle, like Manifest Destiny, Critical Race Theory, or Gender Awareness, so I will…
