Ok, I’m a cog in the machine, so I guess that disqualifies me from criticizing it. Since I’m not living in a organic hemp tent, selling hackey sacks for a living, right .
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It most certainly does not disqualify you from criticizing it, although it does place you firmly in the camp of other hypocrites who complain about things in which they themselves play an affirming role (because it’s too difficult and inconvenient to actually “do” otherwise). If my father were alive, he’d simply say, “Words are plentiful; deeds are precious.”
So, you’re a cog in the very machine of which you are so critical, too lazy to walk the talk, so to speak. The good news is twofold. First, at least you admit it. Second, you have a LOT of company.
Personally, believing in something with rather strong convictions and living a life contrary to those beliefs would drive me completely nuts. But everyone forges their own path.
