Welcome to THE MALCONTENT
“Like most others, I was a seeker, a mover, a malcontent, and at times a stupid hell-raiser.
I was never idle long enough to do much thinking, but I felt somehow that some of us were making real progress, that we had taken an honest road, and that the best of us would inevitably make it over the top.
At the same time, I shared a dark suspicion that the life we were leading was a lost cause, that we were all actors, kidding ourselves along on a senseless odyssey.
It was the tension between these two poles - a restless idealism on one hand and a sense of impending doom on the other - that kept me going.”
― Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary
So I guess we start at the beginning. This is THE MALCONTENT. It’s a wild swing at balancing my restless idealism with a sense of impending doom.
Heavy, right? Sure. But something tells me I’m not alone. Hunter felt it. Maybe you feel it too.
It’s that nagging hope that we can do better, be better. Followed by the swift kick in the guts that tells you it’s ridiculous to think so.
You get it. It’s a good news/bad news kind of vibe. That’s what I want to create here. I want to explore the ideas that make our world go ‘round. Big ideas and small ideas, on all sorts of topics.
I’ll try to take a balanced approach as we cut through the thorny undergrowth and arrive, scratched to pieces but triumphant, at the heart of the issue.
Sometimes we’ll like what we discover. Sometimes we won’t.
I can promise you this, though. I’ll pull no punches and take no prisoners. THE MALCONTENT is a place for independent journalism without the corporate overlords, without the agendas.
And we need to agree on something important. I’ll make mistakes. I’ll change my mind. I’ll offend you. Sometimes you’ll be angry with me. That’s okay. We’re exploring, and we won’t always see eye to eye.
But — you and me — our intentions are good. We’re going to take a wander down the honest road. And that ain’t easy. Or simple. Or the same for everyone.
I don’t know. Maybe it’s a lost cause on a senseless odyssey. Or maybe we’ll make it over the top. There’s only one way to find out.
Buy the ticket, take the ride.
Shane Conroy.
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