Knees Up: What Is & What Should Be (by Jacob Clifton)

You *accept* that gravity works in a given way and *accept* that air resistance works in a certain way, and then you *defy* those things.

AND THEN YOU FLY


APPENDIX: SOME ALREADY DOOMED EXAMPLES

What Should Be: "I should be able to go anywhere or do anything without getting sexually or physically assaulted."
What Is: "Yes, you should. Until you can, enjoy this pepper spray and a designated driver. It's not blaming the victim when there isn't one yet."

What Should Be: "Children should be able to grow without being subject to sexual and gender norms."
What Is: "Yes, they should. Until then, do your job as a parent and teach them how the world actually works while empowering them to understand the deals we make with any revolutionary behavior. Every child is a steamrolling dynamo with the power to remake the world, and the only marching orders they get are from you, so they'd better understand the terrain."

What Should Be: "My persecution is everybody else's problem, and they should stop."
What Is: "No doubt! But until they do, maybe you should operate on the assumption that people are dumb and mean sometimes, and trust yourself enough to conform without dying inside."