• RinseDrizzle@midwest.socialEnglish
    22·
    25 days ago

    Should be asleep ramble but…

    Honestly, had a lot of time to think back in chemo. Wasn’t even old enough to drink yet. Caught early, pretty high rates for success… But still… Lots of time to think. Sat next to sweet old ladies with much harder fights…

    I appreciate the cosmic absurdity of it all. This whole experience of brief life in a tiny blip of this stupid cosmic scale of infinity in all directions, billions of years either side… Meaning comes from what we make it. It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times. Try to enjoy the ride while it lasts.

    Find hobbies. Learn a new skill. Get lost in a book, or museum, or at a disco. Get that extra slice. Take that road trip. Learn how to play that instrument. No, it’s probably not too late to start skiing, or climbing, or studying French. Grind if you have to. Cool shit often requires luck, but those who put in the hours get lucky more.

    I feed my brain new music every day, and try to add laughter to every room I’m in. Make art, be weird, find the helpers.

    Much love

    • Noodle07@lemmy.world
      3·
      24 days ago

      I renewed my tram card today, it expired a few months ago so I was paying full price instead of the low income price since then. I’m happy to have crossed that out of my to-do list

      • MrVilliam@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        24 days ago

        This could be its own post. I posted there about going to get a haircut and asking if sport clips is more or less the Hooters of haircut places. (I’ve never been to sport clips)

        • Noodle07@lemmy.world
          1·
          24 days ago

          I checked the planning of my hairdresser but unfortunately my usual isn’t available this week. it’s not the same if it’s not the regular, mostly because of the chat.

  • BlackRing@midwest.social
    10·
    25 days ago

    Prozac and therapy.

    Which honestly, is working. If only I arrived at this method sanely, rather than nearly ending it all and winding up in a hospital.

  • latenightnoir@lemmy.world
    8·
    25 days ago

    The fact that I see and hear my family’s ethos in everything The Right does. That makes me angry beyond comprehension and motivates me to keep going out of sheer spite.

    The assholes who raised me didn’t manage to break me, not enough to take me out of the game. The assholes who rule us now have their work cut out for them, because I came out stronger.

  • Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world
    8·
    25 days ago

    Honestly, sticking my head in the sand in a way. I deleted all social media from my phone (minus Lemmy) and un-joined any news communities on here. I’m trying to keep my world smaller so I can stay sane and keep those dearest to me taken care of as best as I can.

    Honestly, it’s worked a treat. I feel a little guilty for not rallying for the cause or keeping up with the world, but it’s just too much.

    • NineMileTower@lemmy.world
      4·
      24 days ago

      Your eyes are a commodity. Choose wear they go. Anger and fear is what they need to keep your eyes on their media.

  • SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml
    6·
    23 days ago

    Avoiding the news mostly and resisting the urge to participate in most online comments. Not getting upset about things I have no control over.

  • Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml
    71·
    25 days ago

    China installed 181 GW of solar power capacity from January to October 2024. It’s installing about 200 GW of solar every year. In about 20 years we will have so much renewable energy and renewable storage mechanisms that oil will no longer be a reason for wars. In 100 years from now generative AI might exist and humans will be on Mars. Everything I do that’s constructive for the world, that isn’t exploitative, keeps these positive developments progressing however slowly so that future generations of humanity will not know our suffering.

    • TehBamski@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      4·
      25 days ago

      In 100 years from now generative AI might exist…

      I believe you mean Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) We currently use generative AI.

      …keeps these positive developments progressing slowly so that future generations of humanity will not know our suffering.

      Hear hear!

  • fubarx@lemmy.ml
    4·
    24 days ago

    Sorry, but this country fully deserves where it ends up.

    I shut off all news and social media, stopped checking newspapers, TV, and podcasts, and unsubbed from all politics and news mailing lists and communities. Told family and friends and they’re being cool about it.

    Dove into 60’s detective novels. Anything by Ross Thomas, Donald Westlake, and Lawrence Block. Have stocked up on at least a year’s worth of out-of-print epubs. Will reevaluate once they run out. Mixed with a lot of outdoor walks.

    It’s been glorious.

    • SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml
      1·
      23 days ago

      Yup, blocking the news groups was something I did. Half baked articles and idiotic, ranting, comments aren’t worth my time. I don’t watch the news since it revolves around either fluff or fear mongering. I pretty much glance at a news compilation app and scan headlines, blocking subjects that are there as rage bait. I’m very selective about what I read now.

      My basic rule is there is no point in getting upset about things you have zero control over and/or don’t have the slightest effect on you.

  • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
    4·
    25 days ago

    Reading theory helps me contextualize and analyze the world around us, which gives hope for a successful future for Humanity. I even wrote an introductory Marxist reading list to help anyone else who wants to start reading Leftist theory.

    In addition to that, I find comfort with my friends and family, reading, cooking, gaming, and otherwise engaging with my hobbies.