In nature, we talk about symbiosis like it's neatly divided into mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. Mutualism is when both sides win. Parasitism is when one side feeds off the other. And then there's commensalism, the so-called "neutral" relationship where one side benefits, and the other is supposedly unaffected. Let's get one thing straight — commensalism doesn't exist. Every interaction, no matter how minor, has an effect. That fish hitching a ride on a shark? It's not harmless. It slows the shark down, disrupts its natural flow. Commensalism is nothing more than parasitism on a diet. It's part of a gradient — a sliding scale of impact, always shifting and rebalancing.
The same dynamic plays out in society, but here's the kicker: the balance is gone. We live in a system where parasites thrive, dragging everything down while the capable, the strong, and the contributors are left to rot. The status quo protects these leeches, rewarding their weakness and glorifying their mediocrity. Comfort reigns supreme, and with it comes stagnation and decay.
Look around. This world isn't built on mutual benefit; it's built on extraction. People take without giving. They consume, exploit, and contribute nothing in return. Worse, this behavior is encouraged. The laziest, dumbest, most useless morons climb to the top while the ones who actually build, innovate, and improve are discarded. You think this is sustainable? Think again.
Ignorance is tolerable — up to a point. But at some stage, the ignorance becomes willful, a refusal to grow or adapt. That's when it turns into a choice, a choice to be a parasite. This applies to individuals, to groups, and to the system itself. And let me make this clear: there's no coming back from it unless someone steps up and rips the rot out by its roots.
Society is out of balance, and we all feel it. You might think you're in control, but guess what? You're not. The system isn't an expression of you. It's expressing itself onto you. You've been trained, conditioned to accept this imbalance as normal. That's the ultimate betrayal. Instead of mutual growth, we're stuck in a hellish loop of comfort-driven apathy. People don't give; they just take. And when the scales tip too far, collapse becomes inevitable.
What's most infuriating is that this moment of reckoning is obvious, but nothing is ever done about it. Every time the system's failure becomes too big to ignore, people freeze. They hope someone else will fix it. They think talking about it or "raising awareness" is enough. Let me tell you something: it's not. This isn't a problem you can outgrow through self-help books and mindfulness seminars. You're not a hippie at a drum circle. The solution requires something you've been trained to avoid — action.
The system knows this too. It anticipates opposition and channels it into meaningless gestures. Petitions, hashtags, protests — these are the tools of the powerless, the distractions that keep you in line. Real change? That happens outside the lines.
Here's the hard truth: unpredictability is the weapon that breaks the system. The parasites rely on your predictability, your conformity, your obedience. They're counting on you to play their game, and that's why they always win. The only way to stop them is to stop playing. Be precise. Be sudden. Strike without hesitation. You don't negotiate with parasites; you crush them.
Balance isn't about comfort or unification. Unification is a lie, a desperate attempt to flatten the world into sameness. Real balance comes from tension — from opposing forces that learn to coexist without consuming each other. Friction is essential. It's what drives growth and resilience. Comfort breeds weakness, and weakness invites collapse.
So, what do you do with parasites? You don't tolerate them. You don't work with them. You remove them, just like pulling a tick out of your skin. Swiftly. Decisively. Without mercy. There's no room for half-measures or second chances. If you want to restore balance, you have to be the force that resets the scales. Not later. Not someday. Now.
— Wout
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