Disconnection

 I am grateful that life in America continues on normally (for most I guess) and that people go about their lives normally despite the mess taking place within our own government and despite the terrible situations taking place elsewhere in the world.  I just looked at a bunch of news stories and messages online though and then I felt like a real idiot and moron for writing something stupid about app games.  This is called disconnection.  People in America (not all of course) are disconnected.  I have been feeling this when I experience the normally of life around me.  I am grateful that people go about life as normal even when there is really bad stuff taking place that is beyond our control.  Normalcy is necessary and normalcy is needed.  I believe it is import though to not be totally disconnected all the time.  I guess it’s important to have those “shit, what am I doing??” moments when I reconnect with the fact that millions of people struggle daily in their attempts to just get something to eat and some clean water to drink in their attempt to just survive, and I write something stupid about what’s shitty about app games.  I don’t want to be disconnected and out of touch but this is what happens when we live within our own normalcy (to the extent possible in the 21st century) and try to live our own best lives.  Life can be confusing for sure.  I think the important thing is just to not become totally disconnected and forget about others.  I know that for me this is not the case even when I think and write about my own seemingly disconnected experiences and ideas. 

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