So remember how there are people being killed all over the place, and sick from really shitty diseases? And you know how you notice all of these bad things that no one else notices? And you know how when you remind people of this, they just shit on you for focusing on the negative, and for ignoring all the awesome kittens mentioned here. And how you then just sit there, ineffectual, and don’t go save any koalas or small orphans even though you know you could? Yeah, you know all that?

Congratulations you just realized that you’re a useless person! But it’s okay, so is most of the world.

Now, you may think that you’re the only one not helping to free pandas, and that everybody else is better than you because they’re always helping to free pandas. That’s bullshit. The majority of people are focused on their own shit, and their own problems, because sometimes those are a lot to deal with as it is, and because sometimes people are just selfish fuckers. If you’re useless, you’re not a horrible person, just a normal one. Sorry, that probably sucks for you.

On the other hand, maybe you think that no one else notices the poor, paunchy pandas but you, and that if only you weren’t so useless, you could go free all the pandas. That might be true, but so what? You could be saving debt ridden farmers, populations ruled by dictators, or cyber-bullied school children. There are a plethora of things you could be saving and helping and doing. And you should do that plethora of things so that you can use the word plethora all the time. Jokes. You can’t do any of that because you’re a useless person. Oh, and because it’s physically impossible.

Even if you are a useful person, you personally can’t fix all the worlds problems at once. That just doesn’t make fucking sense. Even if you work with other people it is likely that things will take time, or that it will be an ongoing struggle. If you want be a part of some rando struggle, kudos to you. If you don’t, kudos to you as well. Because either way, that’s fucking fine. Oh, and if you are a useful person, but are still depressed, then kudos to you for being so productive even as you die inside a little more each day. Seriously, that shit is hard.

Uselessness is not a fucking big deal. You may think: “But, what about all those awesome productive people being all awesome and productive.” But what about them? Those people have no connection to whether or not you choose to be productive. If you want to be useful, go the fuck ahead. You might want to deal with your depression as you go, but fuck, it’s your life, do whatever. The point is that if you don’t want to be productive, and need time to be useless, and focus on your depression, your wellbeing, your life and those who are in it, that’s cool too.

So be all the useless that you can be. Revel in the fact that you couldn’t save the world if you tried. The world is not your responsibility, you and the people in your life are. If you want to start being useful, focusing on what’s happening to you *cough* depression *cough* might be the best way to go. Or focusing on those who you want to be useful for, because the world doesn’t give a shit about you, but some people in it do.