Identity Is Mostly Just Annoying

Every so often there's some editorial or whatever about not understanding why this or that transgendered person can't find a date. What is obvious to most humans is lost on those obsessively trying to impose an identity on themselves.

I am also reminded of the old, fat me, who did not have much of a clue of what I would look like now. I wonder what would have happened if I had embraced Richard Spencer's juvenile 'become who we are' type mentality? I'm sure he'd say he didn't mean it in the way I just used it, but its dumb anyway.

The best option, in my opinion, is the Christian one- we do not know what we will be like, but we know we will be like Him.

Mostly because that's most in line with reality, except you do have to keep trying to be like Him. Or at least less like everybody else, because we do not know what we will be like, but every year we will gain a little more fat, and lose a little more muscle, unless we are really serious about not letting it happen.

I also notice that in China, Xi is basically a force for good. This is because, in China, corrupt bureaucrats tend to adopt Western talking points. Of course, most of the Western bureaucrats are corrupt- for who ever supports both democracy and open borders is a liar. Especially when the wealth comes from the people who already exist there.

Outside of China, though, China's policies tend to reinforce the iniquities that already exist. There are two reasons- first, people can continue to play that game where they try to unify 'us' in defense of a common enemy- China. It doesn't actually make much sense, especially when our existing governments are corrupt and more dangerous to us than China is- yet it is an easy and common thing to do. Secondly, China is generally going to fund groups amenable to communism with Chinese characteristics.

In other words, their foreign policy is heavily identity dependent. Hong Kong problems are mostly problems caused by themselves. China is a convenient excuse, much like 'democracy' a false and fleeting savior. You live on a high-priced island with limited space for real estate. Democracy isn't going to raise more land from the sea.

Nor is the hate of the mainlanders for HKers, and vice-versa. All this feeds is an identity.

Of course, identity attacks are highly annoying- as most while males in America can tell you. It has not been fun seeing systematic discrimination against your race, gender, and ability. I likely should be doing research somewhere. Or writing. Instead I get to see the blue checks on Twitter display their cognitive limitations while likely getting paid more than me.