Fantasy is a fancy way of pretending to be alive while remaining dead inside. A reflection on commitment, Peter Pan syndrome, and why true freedom doesn't come from flying away — it comes from the roots you create.

The single most important question you need to ask yourself isn't about joy or fun. It's about life. Is this giving you life? If not, it's time to let it go — and surround yourself with what does.

Compromise is a low-key racist way of saying abandon your needs because mine are better. For marginalized people, assimilation is slow bloodletting — and the world's restoration depends on you refusing it.