Better Than Nothing

Meh. Better than nothing. Photo by Metmuseum

Better Than Nothing.

The quasi-optimistic platitude that brings us comfort when faced with economic and social injustice in action. It’s how we justify accepting crumbs from the elite’s tables even though our labor is providing the feast.

We share memes about appreciating what we have and remind ourselves how many others have it worse than we do. Grateful, Thankful, Blessed, and all that crap. As long…