"Everybody's Right to Beautiful, Radiant Things"

At the risk of sounding like a Grumpy Old Internet Lady, essays in the form of tweets or (more often now) Bluesky posts are a low-key but ongoing source of annoyance for me. However, last week, I came across one such series of posts that I suspect I will want or need to revisit in the foreseeable future when the Social Justice Brainweasels are particularly vicious. Lawyer Sheryl Weikal shared some thoughts on doing things that make us happy When Bad Things Are Happening In The World (Which Is Always), and I have transcribed them below.

( Liberation isn't a poverty cult. )