One of the finest essays I've read on Medium in a long time.

Taylor, you've managed to put in words what I was struggling to convey (to myself and the world) with half-hearted rants, truth pivots, and gesticulations for years.

The order of Religion --> Midwit --> Authentic connection is SPOT ON. After years of worshipping Nietzsche, Aristotle, and Socrates, I found "God" - an actual connection to a higher power and everything is so much simpler now.

Everything WAS simple to begin with - it's our innate fear and doubt that try to deny and override reality.

When you find (your version of) "God", things reduce to their True fundamentals - you realize there is NO objective reality.

Everything is pure subjective experience - and each one of us has the right to define our own subjective realities and Truths as we experience them.

Gone is the separatism and loneliness - you now relate to and gel well with everyone.

Few things are more beautiful than finding God