Leaf blowers piss me the fuck offffff VvRrrmmmm Five seconds later… VRRRMMMMMM Sound gets closer… VRRRRRrrrMmmmmmMMMMM!!!

Pen15

My first thought too, ugh

I completely relate to the idea of being an insider of said box and peering outward, though when I was a little younger than I am now, I felt like an outsider. I mainly wrote this post so generically because I was afraid to be more specific about what I meant, and I guess everyone commenting here took what I meant as the “problem” a little differently. I think it’s cool, and I realize I’m not alone.

I’m realizing that everything I’ve judged other people in the past for as an “outsider looking in” were things I did/do as well, like contributing to global warming by just existing, being an asshole in traffic, being picky about who I talk to in social situations bc I’m afraid of getting hurt, politically I haven’t protested as much as I should be and I’m letting things happen even though I don’t agree with what’s going on. I agree with the “you do you” element to an extent, in that I’m involved in a lot of volunteerism and ecological restoration, so I have things I’m working toward making better. But everyone “you do you-ing” doesn’t leave a lot of room for common understanding and shared morals, imo.

Being “part of the problem” is me feeling like I’m another asshole I guess, by judging others for things I do myself. I feel like narcissism is on the rise in the US, and it feels rapid, and I feel part of that problem. I would say I’m an optimistic person, but the self-importance of most people these days doesn’t do much good for anyone. I really just wish we could all kumbaya or whatever.

Also sadly, I’m not in your age range, nor straight, but I appreciate the bravery in putting it out there :)

My fave album for takeoffs is The Campfire Headphase by Boards of Canada, especially after taking an edible https://open.spotify.com/album/6uO5B6km2Dco28tOBmZtSU

Nvm! Things are changing too quickly. I’ll remove it myself

I fixed. My bad man! Just woke up this morning and thought I’d post and was away from social media for a bit!

Omfg I have a friend who claims he just loves eating raw onions and I know why now 🤯😂

Of course he did. Come on over people! Haven’t gone on Reddit since I got lemmy.

Probably #1, I love the weight of the metal at the bottom.

I don’t know if you saw this article, but it’s a fascinating and infuriating read, it’s about all of the Luigi censorship and the upvote policing. It’s scary as hell. Check it out

This reminds me of a post I saw yesterday on the digital minimalism reddit sub, of someone speaking directly to “popcorn brain,” suggesting that it’s not only healthy, but okay to take your mind away from the endless notifications bombarding your phone. We’re very stuck in a reality that makes checking our phone the norm, but that can change with designated time away from it, like putting your phone in another room while you work, sleep, or honestly don’t care to respond to people for a few hours. That’s completely okay to do.

This “plastic existence” reminds me of Refractions in the Plastic Pulse-a great Stereolab track. Has very limited commentary in this context, though, worth listening to for many tasteful beeps and boops. I will say that some of the French lyrics translate to English as “in endless action, without trophy or glory, in endless action, without profit or victory, a bottomless creation…”

Goat comment lmfao

Curious to hear thoughts on what a riot would look like? Not that I’m planning one myself…but are there goals to this convention of rage and distrust with our current administration? Does it have to be planned? Is rioting more an anarchy-type situation, where we just go balls to the walls ape shit on anything worth setting fire to? harming actual people is out of the question to me. I pity the ppl who voted for trump, but I don’t think physically harming people would allow me to feel good about anything, let alone actually ignite change to our benefit.

Reddit is a bot-infested hellscape. I got so mad when I learned that most AITAH posts and popular sub posts were just karma farmers preying on our attention. Lemmy seems to offer some relief. Happy to be here :)