Seth Walsh
The man in the mirror is my only threat
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You’re not truly blackpilled unless every snip feels like you’re sitting on a bomb, and your barber is defusing it with the precision of a toddler playing Operation. Every time you hear the snip, it’s like the click before a roller coaster drop, and you know you’re about to plummet into either fresh fade glory or “I need to buy a hat for the next three weeks.” Forget skydiving, because this is the kind of high-stakes adrenaline rush that has you rethinking every life choice: Why did I say “just a little off the top”? What does “a little” even mean? Does he know? Do I know?
And then there’s that moment — you know the one — when your barber stops, takes a step back, squints at your head like a bomb technician second-guessing which wire to cut. That’s the point where you’re not sure if you’re getting a haircut or being sized up for a before picture in some meme about quarantine haircuts. You lock eyes with him in the mirror, and it feels like the final boss level in a video game, only you’re armed with nothing but hope and a weak smile. If that’s not living on the edge, I don’t know what is.