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I don't know if I should make this post, but has anyone noticed the weird vibe here these days? (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Dort_Owl@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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Is it just because the collapse is getting particularly bad and everyone is extra miserable? (Me too, hard not to be down when the world is burning and you can't afford food.)

I have this stupid thing where I feel the need to help, but I don't know what to do... I'm sorry if I annoy everyone. I feel powerless.

Feel free to delete this if it counts as too meta

EDIT: I don't really know how to react to everyone saying such heartfelt things, other than saying thank you.

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[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 32 points 3 weeks ago

I know exactly what you mean, it's just hard to drum up motivation to just "keep my head down" and do my normal job as if nothing was wrong, but I don't have the means or the resources to help people as much as I like, so it just gets way too easy to spiral. Even my liberal friends can feel it, even the most "apolitcal" ones know that shit is going to hit the fan very soon. When even the most not-listening people I know can't ignore everything going on in the world and can see the house of cards collapsing, it's hard not to despair.

But I try to think about how impermanent this all is, people probably felt similarly bleak just before WW1, and especially before WW2, and people got through both of those, tough times are ahead, but there's brighter times after that.

And it'll probably sound a little sappy, but seeing your posts always makes me smile and does help me deal with the despair a little better.