This was a fun, public-facing write-up I did on what corruption looks like in the adult personality. What is seemingly innocuous can be nefarious AND transmissible, so watch out!
https://franssen.substack.com/p/you-become-what-you-excuse
Having a look at one of Miles Mathis' "favorite films" and the social commentary relevant at the time.
After I published this article, it dawned on me that popular Internet parlance has a phrase like this in people's minds thinking of Boomers telling the younger generations to lift themselves up by the bootstraps - which is obviously not the point of the article!
https://franssen.substack.com/p/complaining-is-a-lack-of-responsibility
Nice to be in a rhythm with these.
https://franssen.substack.com/p/arguments-over-opinions