Another year. Another holiday season. Another successful cash-grab.
You played along. Again.
You bought the gifts you couldn’t afford. You showed up out of obligation. You smiled for photos you didn’t feel. You defended traditions you don’t even enjoy. And you called it “the holidays.”
Congratulations. You did exactly what the system needed you to do.
Q4 closed strong. Corporations thanked you. Banks thanked you. Algorithms thanked you. Your stress? Expected. Your debt? Built in. Your burnout? Part of the plan.
The decorations are coming down. The music stopped overnight. The magic expired on schedule. Now it’s clearance racks and regret.
And next year? They’ll sell it back to you again— same script, new packaging— because most people would rather belong than think.
If this post makes you uncomfortable, good. That’s the sound of awareness kicking in.
Because the only thing worse than getting played… is pretending you weren’t.
Rocktoberborn
🥂 NEW YEAR’S EVE REALITY CHECK 🥂
Another year.
Another holiday season.
Another successful cash-grab.
You played along.
Again.
You bought the gifts you couldn’t afford.
You showed up out of obligation.
You smiled for photos you didn’t feel.
You defended traditions you don’t even enjoy.
And you called it “the holidays.”
Congratulations.
You did exactly what the system needed you to do.
Q4 closed strong.
Corporations thanked you.
Banks thanked you.
Algorithms thanked you.
Your stress? Expected.
Your debt? Built in.
Your burnout? Part of the plan.
The decorations are coming down.
The music stopped overnight.
The magic expired on schedule.
Now it’s clearance racks and regret.
And next year?
They’ll sell it back to you again—
same script, new packaging—
because most people would rather belong than think.
If this post makes you uncomfortable, good.
That’s the sound of awareness kicking in.
Because the only thing worse than getting played…
is pretending you weren’t.
Happy New Year.
Wake up.
ROCKTOBERBORN .
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