Today's 'sesame Street' Will Not

I'm Not Better Than You; I'm Just Different Than You In A Way That's Better.

From Quite Early On, I Had This Idea Of Compartmentalized Identities - 'this Is How You Are When You Are With Your Mum, And This Is How You Are When You Are With Your Dad' - So It Seemed Like I Could Never Absolutely Be Myself. And The Image Of Myself As Compromised And Inconsistent Made Me Want To Withdraw From The World Even Further. I Had A Sense Of Formulating A Paper-mache Version Of Myself To Send Out In The World, While I Sat Controlling It Remotely From Some Smug Suburban Barracks.

Drugs And Alcohol Are Not My Problem, Reality Is My Problem, Drugs And Alcohol Are My Solution.

The Right To Free Speech Is Important But It Isn't As Important As 'we're All Human Beings Together, Let's Find Solutions Together.'

Socialism Isn't A Dirty Word; It Just Means Sharing. Really, It's Just The Bureaucratic Arm Of Christianity.