<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>hmichellerose wrote</title><author_name>hmichellerose (npub1tv…4jlst)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub1tv5j2h2742ht2a6490cdzypsxah5wlge5qyutadgphw884ynt8mqg4jlst</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>American culture is so very, very comparative. There is a constant “who is above who?” that is pervasive in the American subconscious. &#xA;&#xA;For most of my life I was consumed by it. Now I see it, but it will probably take another few years to properly work it out of my head. &#xA;&#xA;Comparison is the path to misery. True confidence, real peace, requires an absence of comparison.</html></oembed>