Aye, aye admiral.

Let's consider for a moment the people at the top of the proverbial food chain, the "captains of industry" the Uber wealthy, the people who manipulate public policy and invest heavily into government.

I like to think of them collectively as "the admiral" because they are in charge and move objects around to achieve their goals and objectives. And they tell everyone else what needs to be done.

I'm going to generalize a bit, or maybe admiralize perhaps.

In my experience, I have found that the admirals are deeply unhappy. They find no joy in life. Maybe it was poor parenting, or an experience. But they achieved some "success" (as defined by their wealth and power)…. And in my estimation, money didn't buy happiness and so they want everyone else to be as miserable as they are.

So when you look at something, like let's say a drag show, you and I realize that it's about entertainment and fun. People are smiling and laughing and sometimes they make fun of the admiral in subtle (and not so subtle) ways.

That can't stand. The performers are having fun at his expense. It's *their* job to make fun of everyone else - the unwashed masses if you will.

And on and on with different groups of people. The LGBTQ group is finding joy in life. Women are having success and living a life outside the home; and we have heard the admiral referring to women as objects.

Different "minority groups" (quotes because they're called minority to marginalize them; they outnumber the admirality) are having success and are getting attention.

And all of them get derided and held back.

This isn't really about the social issues themselves. This is about being kept miserable, like the admiral.

Which is why, too, companies (populated by admirals) insist on return to work. People are living their best lives. They don't have to sit on the subway and be micromanaged for 10 hours. They are outwardly happy.

They need to be miserable.

Abortion. Guns. Other things that keep us uneducated, scared, and fearful.

They're all right up there with ensuring people live in misery.

Because the admiral gains power from suffering and knowing the one thing that truly sets him apart is the only thing that matters: money.

What I find interesting is that up until the pandemic (read when gen z started coming of age), we accepted it. We raged against it, but accepted it. And now gen z has a different way of thinking about the world. They seemingly don't care what they are told they have to do, and are unwilling to be constrained by societal norms that their parents and previous generations were bound by.

What happens from here is anyone's guess. But it would appear that things are changing in some ways.