hollowmines

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[–] hollowmines@hexbear.net 25 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Blomkamp made one good movie then turned out to be a total hack afterwards. I feel like he's been attached to a shitload of properties since District 9 and nothing has ever panned out.

[–] hollowmines@hexbear.net 20 points 3 weeks ago

ain't reading all that, but I'm sure she has gotten a fuck ton of death threats since breaking w maga which I imagine would factor in for most people

[–] hollowmines@hexbear.net 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

what often happens is they know exactly who they want to hire and might have even tailored the post to fit that candidate. they might be required to be seen making a job post and interviewing candidates but it's strictly to say they did it

[–] hollowmines@hexbear.net 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't think it's at all wrong to highlight this as a problem area (though certainly no gender identity has a monopoly on loneliness, which is a global human problem - just different expressions of it), unfortunately young men (in north america at least) who are forming social bonds with other men are doing so mostly in the worst online spaces imaginable on a diet of shooters, sports betting and pr0n with zero IRL community engagement or involvement. until or unless there's a major prevailing counter-force soon the "epidemic" is not going to improve.

[–] hollowmines@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

since I got a tabletop dishwasher I am way better at being on top of em, which is good cause I cook constantly

[–] hollowmines@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

Look, when you send 100 evil emails a day, sometimes syntax and spelling go out the window. It's tough to read but you can't argue with the output.

[–] hollowmines@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

don't care about the headset but the machine looks cool. would be good to move to linux and ditch my xbox. doubt I can afford it tho

[–] hollowmines@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

on the personal front, completed a half marathon - my goal was to be under two hours, my final time was.... 2:00:23 lol. still, not bad.

more importantly after quite a bit of hustling I now have a part time job managing the "back of house" at an extremely busy food bank....been angling for meaningful local employment for a long time so that's a huge win for me. also just a great and wholesome place to spend time.

[–] hollowmines@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

exterior looks good, can we get a cross section?

[–] hollowmines@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

I've just been enjoying having a new original show for adults where people don't automatically agree on the merits of the protagonist.

[–] hollowmines@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago
 

I'm seeing some people taking the threats posed by the Trump admin to make Canada the "51st state" both literally and seriously, to the extent they're starting to game out the likelihood of some kind of military action.

Personally I don't take the threat of outright American subversion/invasion/etc seriously yet because I don't see the sort of coordinated propaganda effort I would expect from a country preparing for a military operation this controversial. Nor is there any real constituency of Americans I'm aware of with personal or material animus against Canada - right now I'm only aware of Trump mouthing off and Musk salivating over fake nerd maps.

Let's say I'm wrong though and he really is dumb enough to go full boots on the ground North of the 49th parallleeeeelllllll - what happens? What will the hot zones be? Which premiers will be first on the kill list? and of course.....What Will Quebec Do?

 

About ten years ago following a consultation with a doctor, I got diagnosed as having "treatment resistant depression." I gather this is maybe not the most broadly accepted terminology out there, but having tried out a few SSRIs and an SNRI (and multiple therapists) to absolutely no results or worse, I've come to respect it as the only diagnosis that makes any sense to me, and accurately describes the situation.

Anyway, I'm still here and still not on any kind of meds. I get a lot of exercise and have a physically active job that keeps me off the computer/phone for long stretches of time, get lots of sleep (always been great at sleeping), try to eat decently, cut back on drinking, do wholesome activities with others, see friends when I can, etc. I'm sure I would be doing a lot worse if I wasn't doing all those things, but I'm always looking for ways to make life more bearable.

So I guess I'm wondering: chronic depression havers of hexbear whomst are not on meds for whatever reason, what are your strategies for gettin' by? (Or if you are on meds but don't find them sufficient as a sole strategy I guess.) Much love to you all and here's to getting through a lot more years.

 

Should fix everything

 

I see there's a lincoln project diaper trump thing but idk if there's a connection. just wondering if it's actual chuds or (more likely) a bit

 

fantastic punk album if you like such things

 

been skimming thru some essays and whatnot by David Smail, who was a practising clinical psychologist in Britain - I really like his breakdowns of the suspect incentives and broken assumptions underlying a lot of the practices and his overall takes largely resonate with me, since he passed in the 90s, has there been anyone else of note working in this kind of direction?

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