“I actually believed that our objectives and interests were shared throughout that entire fever dream. What a fucking numbskull I was last year. I thought—I actually believed that I loved you. I believed I was in love with you. And maybe it was some strand of love, but so what? We spent six months fracking each other’s souls—just because we got a little oil out of it doesn’t make it good. And who hasn’t fallen for capitalism? Of course it seduces you before it mauls you. Of course it intoxicates you out of your senses before it leads you to the arena. Like how ancient societies used to give
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