[BIRTHDAY REWIND] a thief named scarcity mindset

an essay on hunger and perception

I had this strange habit when I was a child/teen visiting other people’s houses. I’d walk in, chat a little, then open their fridge and look at the food. My brother would scold me and tell me to have better manners. I didn’t care for manners. I was always interested in refrigerators that were full of food packaged in colorful labels.

Or, rather, I was al…