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Comment on The profound loneliness of being collapse aware in ~enviro
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Comment on This feels dumb to ask, but how do you get your news? in ~news
RaisinToast Link ParentThe Boston Globe is an underrated news source. I subscribed a few months go and it's my most frequent read.The Boston Globe is an underrated news source. I subscribed a few months go and it's my most frequent read.
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Comment on Redditors of Tildes .. what is the thing you can live without? in ~tech
RaisinToast Link ParentI realized today why I felt weird at first using Tildes. Because typing out meaningless short responses has become the norm. I can do that without much effort and it feels expected (or at least...I realized today why I felt weird at first using Tildes. Because typing out meaningless short responses has become the norm. I can do that without much effort and it feels expected (or at least acceptable). That's not what this site is about. Really trying to understand a situation and formulate a coherent relevant response uses a part of my brain that has atrophied. Which contributes to the boredom and doom scrolling. I'm not engaging in any meaningful way so I'm not engaged. It took me far longer than necessary to write this comment but I'm doing it because I'm realizing I need the kind of engagement found here.
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Comment on Confused, uncool, and nowhere to scroll: The internet has become hostile for millennials like me in ~tech
RaisinToast Link ParentI miss those times more with each passing day. It was always an adventure firing up the pc when I got home from work. The ratio of friendly, interesting people to rude narcissists was about 100 to...I miss those times more with each passing day. It was always an adventure firing up the pc when I got home from work. The ratio of friendly, interesting people to rude narcissists was about 100 to 1. Now it feels reversed. The last time I made a real genuine friend online was 2015.
Thank you. I find it alarming that we have widespread ecological collapse. We have extreme weather events happening so frequently they're becoming accepted as normal. I've already lived through two events that were classified as 1 in 500 year events and never want to do it again. I've seen first hand that we are seriously under prepared to deal with these events and the aftermath. I never thought I'd see the day where I was unable to get my daily medication or emergency services were unavailable for over 24 hours.
I think it's important for people to discuss these feelings because they're valid. It's never good to minimize what we feel. I personally would feel less anxious about the state of the world if I saw more action and acknowledgment that we need change from people and companies in positions to affect large scale solutions. Somehow it feels worse to be told that it's not that bad because summer is supposed to be hot, there's nothing wrong with a little flooding rain, or ocean temperatures reaching 100° is no big deal.