How is everybody holding up lately? I’m trying to see what everyone else is doing to survive this hell hole we call America?
lots of THC and tons of ignoring reality
THC might give you paranoia, make sure to have enough CBD in there to counter the negative effects. Enjoy the trip
Learned this one the hard way! Thanks for spreading the knowledge.
THC, this is the way !
Recognize that a lot of what you’re suffering from is, well, suffering; that it’s part of the human condition and not really specific to one historical epoch, country, or economic system. Sickness, poverty, cruelty, envy, selfishness, domination, and other woes have been with us for much longer than economic or political modernity.
People have been investigating how to alleviate suffering — in the general sense — for a very long time. There are whole philosophical and social movements about it, which have proposed strategies such as —
- “Love your neighbor; forgive those who have hurt you. Feed the hungry, heal the sick, comfort the afflicted.” (Christianity)
- “Avoid killing, stealing, lying, raping, and getting drunk. Seek out wholesome companions. Maybe do some meditation.” (Buddhism)
- “Pursue a simple life. Try to avoid pain rather than seeking out pleasure. Don’t worry about gods or politics.” (Epicureanism)
Instructions Unclear: I forgave my landlord for reno-victing me, forgave the supermarket chains that price-fixed groceries which put me in debt. I was careful not to buy products which contribute to wars and inequality, even though it was harder and more expensive. Now I’m living the simple life by meditating under a bridge, but it’s cold down here and the politicians are arguing over whether they should be able to kick me out and throw away my things. The only shelter with room available requires me to worship their god.
I’m sure you would have done great in the Roman Empire!
Best way, try to be as self-reliant, both as an individual and as a group/family/friends. So it helps to have the same mindset. Quality will always beat quantity in this regard. Not to mention will help make you more content. Ignore happiness, it is a short, fleeing feeling that marketers will exploit. Contentment lasts. Seek that. Worth noting my background was in Marketing before I walked away from it.
So, minimize consumerism, keep it reasonable, ethical and try to grow or make most or at least part of your food. The more the better. Learning how to cook well is a good start. Highly limit social media in general.
I stopped watching TV/cable over a decade ago. I am amused and minimally horrified at ads online and on TV these days. Social media is little different. I would rgue it us far more harmful to your psyche. Especially if you spend too much time on it or to younger minds.
Use uBlock on FF derivatives and you will never see ads. That alone is very worth it, specially over time.
Saving up can be done with things that have value, focus on real world assets. Never too early to start.
Not being American and spending locally.
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They are unfortunately the poster boy for so many political forces all around the world. “Those who cannot correctly identify stupidity are doomed to derp away”. Something like that. Maybe also with a mix of good ol’ malice, and “I got mine! Which proves that I deserved it! Suuuuck iiiit”.
Humans are impressively dumb. So much so that we managed to fuck up a whole planet… which we live in.
The idea of “well, you became obscenely rich at the expense of natural resources and climate… Maybe we should counteract some of the damage with slightly less obscene wealth?” is “political”.
I looked into moving to other countries which made it very obvious which skills were worth cultivating, changed careers accordingly and moved somewhere (in the US) that isn’t fully car-dependent until I could accumulate decent savings/investments. This was pre-covid and “orange pilling”, I just kinda lucked out
And, no, none of this was easy, just easier than saying “I’ll accept this without a fight”
Combined with climate change I’m reading up on subsistence farming. I remain hopeful green tech will keep gaining steam but its still gonna get worse before it gets better
I’m slowly weening myself off of the subscription bullshit. It’s gotten way out of hand. Used to buy a cd for the curren price of renting a show and i COULD KEEP IT FOREVER
bring back the dvds.
I try to educate myself and wait. Lots of waiting.
By not blaming systemic issues for my problems regardless of whether they are the cause because I have no control over them…
Meh I am alright.
if reality becomes too depressing, i just jump straight into some videogame
Uh, like echo’d, the American dream is dead. It’s in the transition phase to dystopian. Instead of cows, we are human herds and milked for as much money as possible and poked and prodded for data.
Same asking for France, Europe,
Unfortunately you, as american, drive my world oh f. Hell.
My state is the third worse state for this. Fortunately it’s mixed with a rural, Baudelaire-esque atmosphere, so I can rest at least a little with mine.
