Approval. Outrage. Drama. Politics. Noise.
Most of what we waste our lives on… simply does not matter.
This site began as a saved MHTML archive — a long conversation about the difference between what truly matters and everything else that consumes our time and energy.
We chase approval because rejection once threatened survival. We get lost in political theater and social media validation. We stress over rules and opinions that have nothing to do with real value.
Time and regret are the final judges. Biology and self-reliance are non-negotiable. Everything else? It matters not.
A powerful personal account from “The Longest Walk 3 – Reversing Diabetes,” a Native American cross-country journey. As an older white participant (self-described “Norwegian Viking”), the author started as an outsider filled with fear. Over time he learned about pride, cultural stereotypes, indifference, acceptance — and the liberating realization that many of the divisions and ego trips we carry simply matter not.
Homicide rates across Western Europe fell from 30–70 per 100,000 in the Middle Ages to roughly 1 today — proof that civilization advances despite the distractions we obsess over.
class="w-full rounded-2xl border border-zinc-700">Source: Our World in Data
Only a small fraction of the world lives in full democracies. Much of modern politics is modern-day bread and circuses — another thing that ultimately matters not.
Source: Visual Capitalist / EIU Democracy Index
from the Bowels of dogs.
Watch on YouTubeConnected to the author’s own low-key channel: wagincrap — a trash bin for random thoughts and clips.
"Time is the ultimate judge of what matters not. Regret is where it catches up with you."
Focus on health, self-reliance, character, and what you’ll be proud of when the noise finally fades.