It's Still Not About The Doughnut - the Snowball Effect of Self-Help Books
Eventually this is a painting. My co-worker just showed me a Satanic Vegan Cookbook he found for sale online (not sure it's actually Satanic, but that's an interesting concept.) Instantly my mind went to an horrific thread from a year ago on Facebook - it all started with a doughnut carrying a sign that read, " hey, i'm vegan " Nobody wants to sit next to the guy at the party who tells you all night how he's quit drinking and smoking. Just enjoy the party, guy. It's a stage in your life-process; we get it. Be here for the reason you're here. That's the message alleged vegan-haters offer: be happy with yourself and we will be happy with you. It's not the vegan-ism that's ostracized, but evangel-ism . Co-worker helped me realize the challenge with making assumptions about evangelism: the guy with the Satanic Vegan Cookbook might be at the party because he likes parties. Because he's selling a book, he may start talkin...