uhg my roommate got a Dilbert calendar thing for Christmas. I already knew Scott Adams was a moron but I didn't know how unfunny Dilbert was until it was in my face every morning.
the disagreement seems largely semantic with the crux hinging on your perception of free-will/agency versus theirs.
It can easily be rephrased as "Capitalism seems inescapable blah blah, so too did the divine right of Kings but that shit came to a close" with the implication being that the march of history could undo capitalism's dominance and supplant it with something new.
This exposes the lack of political will to actually end the behavior. We've got sufficient historic data to know that with the current arrangement we'll always have a steady flow of inebriated drivers. There is no effort to equip these people to get home because in upside-down land (capitalism) the solution is to erect a profitable legal industry around the behavior (regardless of the toll on all humans involved on either side of the tragedy).
Like obviously don't drive inebriated but also don't delude yourself into thinking this isn't just another layer of systemic blight.
I think your father's outburst is likely coming from a place of fear. While he's being entirely tactless and I'm sorry that your support network is failing you in this moment, a form of reconciliation (which would perhaps reduce your stress levels) could possibly be obtained if you assure him that you do realize how "the world" (capitalist society) works and you are taking it seriously and that you're both on the same team. I hope I'm not reaching there, because I know I'm ignorant of a lifetime of context.
Maybe you can even spin your retreat from school and attendance of the program as "re-centering" where you will plan any pivots you need to make for life to be "successful" in your terms. For example, when he expresses the need for you to "think about your future" you can diplomatically engage with something like "Yes, I am concerned about my future and that is why I've decided to take steps that will lead to what I feel are better results, my actions may seem counter to that from your view but with some thorough communication between us I'm sure we can scope a plan that makes sense to everyone involved." I know you'd be biting your tongue but my father is similar and things are just easier if I throw him the occasional bone. In essence, pick your battles so that you can re-obtain the support that they owe you.
Definitely defuse all the political references when they arise...well is far too poisoned on those topics, which you seem well aware already.
Sorry that you're going through a rough break up, those are terrible! The agony is temporary, and you will find many more important people in life to bond with. Change is double-edged and inescapable.
I'm only now seeing this but I've got a friend who had insomnia for a while due to massive anxiety...I can ask them what they were prescribed and what aspects of therapy assisted their recovery if you'd like.
yeah I kind of already had second-thoughts during reflection on this.
I'll edit to the extent I can but the only reason I brought age/ADHD into it was to doxx myself signal to anyone interested my own insecurities regarding life. I guess I assume most people will have better opportunities for study than this, but you're right - better to be inclusive of everyone than to needlessly protect my own frail ego.
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uhg my roommate got a Dilbert calendar thing for Christmas. I already knew Scott Adams was a moron but I didn't know how unfunny Dilbert was until it was in my face every morning.