Besides washing your face, try using an alcohol based face wash + acne cream. They also make blackhead removal strips that at least help suck out dirt. Popping is usually bad, but I'd suggest at the most scratching the head off with a towel, using the towel/cloth to soak up whatever leaks out & than put anti-bacterial stuff on it & let the sore air out (no bandage).
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Balance is needed within the universe, can be demonstrated in most/all concepts/things. Black/White, Good/Evil, etc.
All dependent upon your own perspective in your own form of existence, so trust your own gut and live the way YOU want/need to.