I also read this as the yellow lines being artificial constraints we’re placing on ourselves; and in this country the road painter was drunk the day he marked them down

Same for strippers

If you do things right, people wont be sure you’ve done anything at all.

Been living by those words for years, its probably why my life is so fucked up.

Its not just jail time, its a permeant black spot on your record that signals you’ll be “trouble” to employers and law enforcement both. Its legal fees, stigma, and being perpetually viewed with suspicion. I’m just trying to say it isn’t comfort, its fear.