you’re a bitch, and that’s why we lack community - by maisa

There’s a new kind of selfishness that masquerades as healing. It wears skincare and cancellations like armor. It calls everything a boundary and nothing a bridge. You know the type: they won’t come to your dinner because they’re “listening to their body,” but they’ll watch three hours of TikToks alone and call it self-care. They believe they’re owed the fruits of community without ever touching the soil. No potlucks. No awkward small talk. No showing up early or staying late. Just vibes. They think putting themselves first is some kind of moral high ground but what they don’t realize is that when everyone chooses themselves, no one chooses each other. And that’s how the world ends. Not with a bang, but with a thousand unopened invitations. They’re the worst kind of person. The kind who thinks they’re healing. The kind who’s probably reading this. The kind who’s… you. You think “putting yourself first” is noble, even when it becomes a habit of leaving everyone else last. You want the r

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