I shall begin this article unconventionally, by speaking of something personal. This year has been very rough for me in a lot of ways. The roughness has impacted every single sphere of my life, from my finances, to my job, to my love life (which remains laughable), and to my very health. I have been really sick. I relate to the Aladdin of the 1992 film, even more so now, than when I first shook his hand in 1992. I relate to being constantly dirt poor, scared out of my mind, living day to day on the edge of the precipice, and skirting by through just the slimmest of margins. Every day is starting...
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