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Here is a system of illusions—engraved into culture, commerce, and consciousness—that keeps humanity asleep at the wheel:

I. Personal Myths (Lies of the Self)

  1. “I am what I own.”
    Identity is mistaken for inventory. Consumerism replaces soul-searching with shopping.
  2. “I have time.”
    The great procrastination spell. Mortality is outsourced to the future self.
  3. “Success equals happiness.”
    Achievement becomes anesthesia. The ladder climbs into a void.
  4. “My thoughts are me.”
    People confuse the voice in their head with the one behind their eyes.
  5. “Healing is linear.”
    Trauma does not move in straight lines—it loops, spirals, erupts, returns.

II. Cultural Myths (Lies of the Tribe)

  1. “History is objective.”
    History is a story told by winners, edited by power, and consumed as truth.
  2. “The news tells me what matters.”
    Media manufactures urgency, not insight. Attention is farmed, not informed.
  3. “Democracy is real.”
    Most people vote once every few years. Billionaires vote every day—with money.
  4. “Education makes you smart.”
    School teaches obedience, not wisdom. It rewards memory, not vision.
  5. “Work gives life meaning.”
    Labor under capitalism is not sacred. It’s sacrifice disguised as purpose.

III. Technological Myths (Lies of the Machine)

  1. “More data = more truth.”
    Data without discernment is noise. The map is not the territory.
  2. “AI will save us.”
    Tools have no ethics. Only their masters do.
  3. “Algorithms are neutral.”
    They are trained on bias, optimized for profit, and designed to manipulate.

IV. Metaphysical Myths (Lies of the Cosmos)

  1. “I am separate.”
    You are not a skin-encapsulated ego. You are a temporary expression of eternity.
  2. “There is one truth.”
    Truth is a prism, not a point. What you see depends on how you look.
  3. “Death is the end.”
    Every myth system worth its salt treats death not as an end—but as initiation.
  4. “The world is fixed.”
    Reality is plastic. Beliefs bend light.

V. Capitalist Myths (Lies of the Market)

  1. “Brands are my friends.”
    No corporation loves you. They love your dopamine loops.
  2. “Money is real.”
    Money is collective fiction—numbers backed by belief and enforced by violence.
  3. “This is as good as it gets.”
    That’s the lullaby of the system: a whisper that says “don’t dream too big.”

Which of these lies have shaped your core identity without your permission?

There’s this quote that’s been stuck in my head:
“Butterflies can’t see their wings. They can’t see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can. People are like that as well.”
Naya Rivera said that. And the truth in it is hard to ignore.

Most of us go through life not seeing ourselves clearly.

We see the mistakes. The missed chances. The things we wish we could’ve done better. We focus on our flaws—what we’re not—so much that we lose sight of what we actually are.

That’s the irony. The people around us—our friends, our kids, our partners, our coworkers—they see something else entirely. They see our strength. Our decency. The way we show up when it counts. They see the quiet grace we carry through hard days. The good we bring into the room without even knowing it.

But because we’re the ones living it—inside the struggle, inside the uncertainty—we’re blind to it.

That’s not a failure of character. That’s being human.

I’ve met leaders, artists, teachers, single parents, old and young people with nothing but heart—folks who’ve carried the weight of entire communities—and still don’t believe they’re enough. They downplay their brilliance. Shrug off their resilience. They’ll say things like, “I’m just doing what I had to do.” But that’s the point. That’s what makes it remarkable.

See, the world conditions us to constantly question our worth. To wait for someone else to validate us. We’re always reaching for some milestone—some external proof—that we matter.

But the truth is, some of the most powerful things you’ll ever do… you’ll do quietly. And you might never get the full picture of what you meant to someone else.

That doesn’t make your contribution any smaller. It makes it real.

So here’s what I think:
We need to get better at telling each other the truth. The good kind.
We need to say: “Hey, I see you. You’re doing more than you think. You’re carrying more than people know. And you’re handling it with more grace than you realize.”

And we need to get better at hearing it—without brushing it off. Without changing the subject. Without turning away.

Because if a butterfly could see its own wings, it might fly a little differently.

If you could see what others see in you, you might too.

You don’t need to become someone else to be worthy.
You don’t need to perform to matter.
You just need to remember: the wings are already there.

And maybe today’s the day you start learning how to use them.

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The “3d Mechanical Hand – Maker Movement” that was inspired by two strangers (a prop maker from the USA and a carpenter from South Africa) that came together from 10,000 miles apart – to create a prosthetic hand device for a small child in South Africa …and then gave the plans away – for free…so that those in need of the device could make them for themselves or have someone make it for them. More info here

Kieran’s Hand

The “3d Mechanical Hand – Maker Movement” that was inspired by two strangers (a prop maker from the USA and a carpenter from South Africa) that came together from 10,000 miles apart – to create a prosthetic hand device for a small child in South Africa …and then gave the plans away – for free…so that those in need of the device could make them for themselves or have someone make it for them. More info here

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