Yep. The deck is stacked against us.

In Japanese, the word for "problem" also means "opportunity", so the fact that the deck is stacked against us is an opportunity for us to grow, improve, & strengthen our spiritual muscles.

To your point, I just made a new X account at the encouragement of @BringFacts and it's so damn hard to get heard or seen there, especially without a blue check. BringFacts has been great, reposting my stuff, helping me gain visibility.

Thanks for the follow here. I appreciate it. I assume I earned that due to the research I presented to Daniel Prince on Once Bitten, episode 562?

I hear some George Carlin wisdom in this post, too. I just parted ways with my employer of the last 15 years. I outgrew that sweet spot between being smart enough to work but too dependent to rebel.

If you know of any employment opportunities for mathematicians who research like autists and communicate well, please keep me in mind.