Posted 12:31 AM by Andrew Faehnle
Wholesome, pt. 3
(or, can you tell I'm really bothered about this?)

A long-ago girlfriend of mine once compared herself to me with the following: she'd just rather fuck up the system, whereas I'd rather subvert it from within.

She was right. I have always valued subversion over open rebellion. Probably has something to do with my lifelong fascination with spies and the touch of paranoia I've been blessed with (concomitant in my mostly useful, sometimes schizophrenic ability to see connections where most people don't).

So, I offer this last comment on my wholesomeness: it give me access to the culture of power that I work so hard to subvert every day.

That's why I am a teacher.