Truth Cafe

• You want to meet a love interest? Don’t bother with going out and joining a club, or learning to salsa, or speed dating at a local pub. Instead, download an app you pay a fortune for and swipe left or right based on a single shallow photo, a literal snapshot of someone else’s life so you can judge them worthy of your approval. And them of you. You don’t need to leave the house. Forget chemistry – what’s important is a filter, or a backdrop. That will surely help you find happiness.
• On the rare occasion when you do venture out into the real world, make sure you manufacture a snapshot of a fun filled moment to share on social media, so it looks like you had the best night ever – even for an instant – to all those people sat at home on their own wondering what’s going on out there.

My prediction is that the people particularly in the age group twenties to mid thirties are going to find themselves very lonely unless they step outside their comfort zone a lot more, and realise they missed out on a fantastic bit of life, and that they were ‘sold a pup’ that was allegedly progression. Society has managed to delete so much social interaction, and so many skills that we learn as a result. People that never learn to communicate properly can often end up sad, lonely, entitled and with a viewpoint of the world and the rest of humanity that is based on solely the algorithm they’ve been fed. A warped and distorted dystopia that keeps us in our boxes, when we should be breaking free and making our own path in this world.

For those of us who remember a world where people really interacted, we miss that and push for a revival for real in person communication, freedom of speech, the ability to actually agree or disagree. Critical thought and knowing how to argue something respectfully whilst being humble enough to learn and change position to suit new knowledge that you acquire. The thrill of meeting new people, not as something to fear – but to embrace.

As human beings it’s perfectly normal to feel anxious sometimes, it’s how we learn. You usually don’t need a certificate, or medication to cope.

It’s hard to make conversation with a stranger. But it’s how we learn to connect.

Stress is normal. Hiding away is not.

Challenges are what makes us stronger, and we all face them. Some are big. Some are small. Some will change your day, some your life. Facing what faces us is what makes us better able to face the challenges tomorrow. And the next day. They’ll keep coming, and they always have.

Getting government and society to pay for everything in your life isn’t freedom, it’s enslavement. You don’t feel the achievement of a hard days work, and you make it harder for those that really need the resources to survive.

You’re not a victim. Maybe you are, but most people aren’t. Those that pretend to need help or seek an advantage, or a freebie for nonsense reasons are simply making it harder for society to identify those that really need help. Get out of the way, and get on with your life.

Commuting to work is not a chore. It’s an opportunity to see the world around you, and read books and listen to music. It costs money, but it’s actually an investment in your future.

Being in an office, or workplace isn’t a burden – it’s an opportunity. You see things, you learn about yourself and what you aspire to. What you want to do next, and who can inspire you to grow and develop. You don't know what you don’t know.

Be you. You don’t need everyone to know who you think you are, and they don’t need to like, understand, respect it or even agree. If you identify as something – go for it. But don’t expect everyone to care about it. 99.99% of people don’t care, but don’t wish you any harm either. Demanding other people agree with you is entitled and arrogant. Be you. Let them be them.

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