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submitted 2 years ago by RonJeremyCorbyn@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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here's the thing: everyone complains about late capitalism and how alienated and isolated we all are. everyone acknowledges this, and reassures each other of this, alone.

you need to get out of yourself, and your head, and your small bubble of one, and you need to go see old friends, or former friends, or people in your social circle who are just meh, or your annoying roommates, or your co-workers, or your former co-workers, or your lame family members, or your lame and bigoted family members, or strangers at a bar, or whomever, and party. meeting people is praxis, strengthening relationships is praxis, making yourself seen and vulnerable to another is praxis. please, guys, go out.

this, here, now, is a facsimile, mediated through a thousand screens. go kiss, go get kissed, go reject a kiss, go be denied a kiss. go out.

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[–] SuperNovaCouchGuy2@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just. Fucking. LOL.

Instead of: "Hey guys NYE was really fun for me, I had a great time in the city with my coworkers and friends, even kissed a few people I liked."

Its: "BY MY DECREE, CAPITALIST ALIENATION IS A PERSONAL PROBLEM, ITS ALL IN YOUR HEAD BRO JUST GO OUTSIDE."

Skys the limit for the levels of ridiculous condescension disguised as advice from normie radlibs. Literally like extrapolating: "mentally ill ppl should just think more positively" from a time you were sad and then the weather changed and you became happy. Like good for you bro but fuck off with the sermon.

[–] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

no i am going to hide inside my room all day listening to podcasts and playing video games i don't like and then acting shocked when i hate myself

[–] BabaIsPissed@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

just want to say thanks for this. I've been trying to get through a bunch of mental hurdles this past year, including social anxiety, but in the last few months I have been immersed in work and kind of neglected all that. I have a bunch of family I rarely see over for new years, and I kind of lost sight of making the most of it because of some stupid deadline.

[–] Cherufe@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

This site went from struggling about cats being outside to struggling about oneself being outside

[–] Yeat@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

genuinely suprised at the reaction to this post

obviously capitalist alienation isn’t our faults individually and is a societal problem and we shouldn’t be irresponsible about covid but you all are proving their point in a way jesus christ

[–] GreenTeaRedFlag@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Put yourself ar risk because I think it will help communism"

[–] Spectre_of_Z_poster@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

no because it will help you