Modern Life Is a Psyop — Christ Is the Truth
How I Went From Political Obsession to Eternal Perspective
A few years ago, I was the kind of guy who thought salvation might come from a presidential election.
Not in the messianic "Hope and Change" way. More like, "If we don't take the Senate this cycle, it's over for Western civilization."
I was a small-town Nebraska boy, armed with Wi-Fi, Twitter, and enough political knowledge to annoy everyone I knew. I wasn't just following politics — I was marinating in it. If doomscrolling were a sport, I’d have gone pro.
But underneath all that obsessive analysis, I wasn’t fighting for the republic — I was just trying to make sense of the chaos.
I Tried Every Philosophy Like a Spiritual Buffet
When politics didn’t scratch the existential itch, I started sampling ideologies like a guy trying every flavor at Baskin-Robbins.
Libertarianism? Cool until I realized “maximum freedom” doesn't fix loneliness or death.
Nationalism? Sounded great until I noticed nations are just as fallen as people.
Integralism? A fascinating rabbit hole, but I’m not about to LARP a medieval monarchy from my basement in Nebraska.
Then came the spiritual side quests.
New Age stuff? Vibes, but no backbone.
Eastern mysticism? Introspective, but vague.
Even secular stoicism — Greek Buddhism with better marketing — just left me calm while still empty.
I wanted meaning, transcendence, something true.
Instead, I found frameworks that explained everything but the human heart.
The Real Problem Wasn’t the World — It Was Me
That’s when the black pill hit: maybe the reason nothing worked is because I wasn’t just observing a broken world — I was part of it.
You can rage against the machine all you want, but eventually, you have to face the fact that your soul is corroding.
The answer wasn’t another Substack or manifesto. It wasn’t “national divorce” or trad-Cath content or whatever the ideology of the week was. It was something older, truer, and terrifying in its simplicity:
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23)
That includes you.
That includes me.
That includes every smug podcaster, activist, and apolitical barista.
Christ Didn’t Come to Give You a Better Platform — He Came to Save Your Soul
Jesus didn’t show up to give us a theocracy. He didn’t die to make Rome great again. He came to reconcile sinners to God — to rescue people like me who were neck-deep in philosophies, ideologies, and despair, and still couldn't shake the feeling that something was missing.
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind...” (Romans 12:2)
He didn’t give me a party platform. He gave me peace.
Not the cheap, “live your truth” kind — but the soul-stilling, sin-cleansing kind that only comes from knowing the living God.
Gen Z, Please Hear Me
If you’re a fellow Zoomer feeling like nothing matters, I get it.
We grew up watching institutions collapse in real time. Marriage? Mocked. Faith? Optional. Masculinity? Problematic. Meaning? Drowned in memes and nihilism.
But here’s the plea: don’t give up. Don’t numb out. Repent.
Not to a political movement. Not to a new aesthetic or brand of online rebellion.
Repent to God. He’s real. He’s holy. He’s just. And he’s good.
The peace you're looking for isn't at the end of a policy debate or in some idealized version of America or Europe or wherever. It's at the foot of the Cross.
Keep God and Politics in Their Place
One more thing — and this is important: don’t confuse Jesus with your side.
Christ isn’t a Republican. He isn’t a Democrat. He isn’t even a nationalist or a libertarian.
He’s the King of Kings. Not the king of your Twitter feed.
So please, let’s stop baptizing our political tribes in holy water.
Jesus isn’t running for office. He’s ruling from a throne.
The End of My Doomer Arc
Today, I’m not blackpilled. I’m not redpilled. I’m not tuned out or turned off.
I’m just saved.
I still care about the world — I just don’t worship it. I still vote — I just don’t put my hope in it.
Because I’ve seen where that leads. I lived it.
And Christ is better.