When I Was a Kid, We All Still Wanted to Be Nonpareil, but Now We’re All Desperate to Be a Non-pariah
Because, per Morrissey
“We hate it when our friends become successful”
we got rid of success
by eliminating all competition
except for the number of friends
we have on social media
leaving no room in our lives
for real friends and
excising Morrissey’s wisdom down to our emotional stump:
“We hate”