My thinking around debt has shifted in the last few years. US debt has worked to finance the lifestyle that many people’s parents had without financing and make it seem as though the system was humming along fine just fine (Anyone doing the barest of observation could see this wasn’t true). We know that debt has long been a liability used to make you complicit in the way things are. During the Neoliberal era I saw debt as a tool — a double-edged sword you could make your way with. As we find ourselves firmly in navigating an openly authoritarian era, it is harder to view debt as a blade that you wield. Cautious wielding can no longer keep you safe. Debt now hangs like the sword of Damocles. Do what you can to unburden yourself from it.