Its Kinda Wild That The Currency That Runs The World Isnt The Same As It Used To Be Only A (relatively)

It’s kinda wild that the currency that runs the world isn’t the same as it used to be only a (relatively) short time ago. As you know, the dollars we have are paper, worthless in and of itself but is given value by the gold that backs it-the gold standard-you know this. Except that’s not how it is anymore.

Y’see, while gold still has value, and does still back at least /some/ of the money we spend, it could be compared more to diamonds now than actual, viable, currency. But you know what does make the majority of money, in-countries and spent between them, legit?

Oil.

Oil companies and the people that own them are the richest motherfuckers that you’ll ever find. The famous, ‘richest people’ in the world that are plastered all over the media, who have billions and own space rockets, are not the ones with the most money. The people with the most money are the ones you’ll never know exist, because why would you?

They don’t need publicity, they essentially own the thing that makes the world go round—and they’re sure as fuck not living in the U.S. There’s not way in hell they would live somewhere with the IRS, somewhere where everything is monitored and any shady stuff they get up to would be more likely to be found out—and then they’d have to waste money with bribes so it stays quiet.

Also look up hydrogen engines along with why car companies stopped building their products with carburetors. I’ll give you a hint, with carburetors people figured out how to use fumes instead of the liquid fuel to stretch a gallon for three hundred miles, so of course they had to put a stop to that and came out with fuel injectors wich make it damn near impossible to modify your engine in the way that saves so much gas.

And hydrogen engines? You can do the same thing with hydrogen gas as you can with gasoline fumes while still keeping the ideal engine power. A little fun fact as well, the stuff that comes out of the exhaust pipe in a hydrogen powered vehicle is w a t e r. Well, water and oxygen. So when Oil companies are what keep the government’s of the world in an iron grip due to keeping everything going and making Jesus amounts of money while they do it, you can bet your ass they’ll never let hydrogen power become a widespread thing. Unless they can figure out how to monopolize it and still make the money they are now.

But until then, it’s oil all the way, and there’s nothing anybody can do about it until they say otherwise.

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A method for relaxing when riddled with constant but low grade anxiety

So I don’t really have much of a reference for what it’s like with other people, but I have essentially constant anxiety. It rarely ever devolves into a full on attack but it does leave me with lots of stress and a sort of autopilot mode, I guess you could call it, which lets me still function and get things done without just silently Blue-screening every other half hour over which thing I need or should do first and how much of a failure I am for not getting things done sooner.

But that’s not the point of this post, the point is that I discovered a new little coping mechanism for myself that makes it sooo much easier to fall asleep at night and be able to unwind.

The basic idea of what helps me, is that I treat myself as if I’m an omega in heat. NOW, before you assume, no—this is not anything sexual. I dislike most A/B/O things, but what I do like is how omega heats are treated in the non-smutty fics that are just fluff and comfort. If you’re a regular peruser of the archive or other fanfic sites, then you likely know where I’m going with this.

Soft blankets, a clean bed, and a secure room. I’ve pieced together for myself that each of these things does wonders for my state of mind at night. Cleaning the dirt and little specks of stuff off and out of my sheets let’s me feel like I’ve done something at least a little productive, and reels my subconscious back from its panic over not having done enough for the day and wasting time.

Having soft blankets, a nest of sorts if you will, is not only comfortable and relaxing in of itself, but also makes me feel secure and a bit cut off from the world. A comfort item to hold, clutch like a lifeline, or to just have near during sleep eases my anxiety too, so if you haven’t tried it then it wouldn’t hurt anything to pick one out.

Bedding down for the night in a locked room, or at least a room with a fully closing door is also immensely important for that sense of security and safety. It settles something in the back of my brain that tries to keep me alert and unconsciously ready to defend myself. I assume at least that bit would apply to most people, as I know that it’s makes sleeping easier for everyone if they feel safe. So, all this boils down to really is that if you’re like me and have lots of anxiety keeping you up, start with what makes you feel safe. I know it sounds obvious and like duh, of course feeling safe would lessen anxiety, but just. Take an inventory of sorts. Is your bed comfortable? Is the place you’re sleeping at night defendable? If you have them, are all your windows and doors locked? Common sense stuff that you might have grown used to, but are actually giving your hindbrain little alertness flags.

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