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[–] humanamerican@lemmy.zip 55 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I personally would like society to be offended

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] lightsblinken@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)
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[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just give society social media and in a decade they will be offended by everything.

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[–] volore@scribe.disroot.org 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (25 children)

if I could just exist in a room with my things and a pet dog forever (or just the rest of my natural life) and never interact with another human being ever again, I would jump at the chance. The social contract I have been forced to participate in merely by being born -- one in which I have to pay money to live (read: live normally. yes, you can live off the land off the grid in the middle of buttfuck nowhere, this does not make it a practical solution for everyone and their grandmother), unlike every other living creature on this planet, in a world of adversarial sociopaths controlling 99.9% of said money -- I would have chosen not to sign had I had the opportunity. The juice is simply not worth the squeeze, not in this world, not for me in this life.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You've pretty much described my life. Mostly just me and my dogs. But I do still have to leave sometimes. :(

[–] volore@scribe.disroot.org 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (10 children)

there's a reason my username is shortened from the latin for "I want to leave". I don't necessarily want to die, I just don't want to be here anymore. Unfortunately for us both, leaving society as a whole without dying is rather difficult.

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

"Stop the world, I wanna get off," is one of my favorite phrases.

[–] mydoomlessaccount@infosec.pub 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Lately, I've been rationalizing it as "I don't want to die, I want to WANT to live."

Still figuring out how to make it happen, but at least now I've got a catchy slogan for it

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[–] tomiant@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Absolutely rational take, in my opinion. Social contract has been broken, I feel no obligation at all fulfilling my end of the deal. As far as I'm concerned me and society have separated but still have to live under the same roof, for now.

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[–] renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I get this sentiment, but the best way to combat this feeling is to build community.

Get to know the people around you. It starts small by just ditching the headphones in public and saying hello (and maybe some small talk) every time you encounter someone. Then start offering and accepting help, plan events, and keep track of their life milestones. People will be so pleasantly surprised when you remember things about their lives.

And you will probably be surprised at how many interesting people you pass by every day while keeping your head down. Over time, some of them will begin to reciprocate. Remember, they are probably also starved for community.

Capitalism wants us isolated, sad, and reliant on their products/services. The antidote is strong community.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

build community.

That sounds horrible. It’s just society with extra steps.

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[–] deacon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Eh very much offense to society though

[–] Crt_static@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I sleep 18 hours a day and haven't been outside in months, save an emergency hospital visit where my DNR was ignored. I don't smoke this fentanyl on accident and these crooks keep reviving me

[–] xavier_berthiaume@jlai.lu 9 points 1 month ago

Of all comments ever posted, this most certainly was one of them

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Give me the link to your SoundCloud, these lyrics go hard

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[–] Lexam@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You don't have to. You can literally just walk off into a forest. It probably won't turn out well, but you can still do it.

[–] Perky@fedia.io 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sorry, that forest is owned by a corporation and you're trespassing. The angry men with guns are here to see you out.

[–] areakode@riskeratspizza.com 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Free room and board. Survival achieved. Still didn't turn out well, but you lived... I guess... 😢

[–] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Even in the US the majority of forests are owned by the government and accessible to people. In Europe you can roam even in private forests (right to roam). Otherwise, Canada, Alaska or Siberia are big enough that no one will ever find you.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Depending on what country you live in, you can't, actually.

My father worked for the U.S. forest service and part of his job was kicking people off of wilderness and national forest land.

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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Maybe I will! 🥺

[–] StopTech@lemmy.today 7 points 1 month ago

That's what parallel societies are for!

[–] SillyDude@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)
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[–] eronth@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I want to keep living in society. I just want to live in a society that doesn't have the current cancer we're seeing.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Find your people, and stop participating all together as a group!

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[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Fun fact, part of what we're going through in the U.S. today is being heavily driven by antisocial troglodytes in big tech companies who genuinely believe that you and everyone you love (or even remotely like) should die so they can get on with building utopia!

Idk, I'd personally like to do everything I can not to emulate them or help their goals succeed. That's just me.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I was antisocial before it was cool. they are emulating me if anything.

besides, I'm not going to be something I'm not just because some rich assholes decided to make it their whole evil plan.

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[–] TheLastOfHisName@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I prefer interacting with my online gaming community more than my neighbors.

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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

welcome to the group!

stay over there...

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Do you put the cart back? Do you use a vehicle blinker correctly? If have not you may not have ever participated to begin with.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well they do use the toilet rather than just shit anywhere. So there's some expectations that society is gonna be there for them.

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[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Tried hermitry?

[–] biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Have you tried reminiscing of a void instead, which lacks any sensory input or memories, but includes full awareness, which happened to be your first ever conscious experience? Wait, that’s just me? Oh.

[–] BigBrownDog@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Everyday when you're walking down the street And everybody that you meet Has an original point of view

And I say HEY! (HEY!) What a wonderful kind of day. If you can learn to work and play And get along with each other

You got to listen to your heart Listen to the beat Listen to the rhythm The rhythm of the street Open up your eyes Open up your ears Get together and make things better By working together!

It's a simple message and it comes from the heart Believe in yourself (in yourself) cause that's the place to start (to start)

And I say HEY! (HEY!) What a wonderful kind of day If we can learn to work and play And get along with each other. Hey what a wonderful kind of day hey! Hey what a wonderful kind of day hey!

[–] spacegoat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
[–] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I would go and tell on you for using aborteddreams image, but they probably already live off the grid in a cabin in the woods.

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