Our Great War is a Spiritual War

“We’ve all been raised..to believe that one day we’d all be millionaires”

“We’re the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War’s a spiritual war… our Great Depression is our lives. We’ve all been raised on television to believe that one day we’d all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won’t. And we’re slowly learning that fact. And we’re very, very pissed off.”

― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

It’s no surprise we live in an increasingly digital world. And this global pandemic we’re in the middle of has only accelerated this push to the digital sphere.

In my childhood, the internet was just beginning to take off. And as for cable TV, it wasn’t an option for my siblings or me as my father refused to purchase it. To him, it would be a negative influence on our young minds. At the time, I resented him for it. But knowing what I know now, I don’t resent him as much for it.

To access “free” channels, it required me to fiddle with the cable wires. Often these channels were unclear and with crap audio quality. These restrictions required me to wake up early for the Saturday morning cartoons. Because in those days, that time slot was the only time I could really get my full dose of cartoons. Scooby-Doo…