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It appears I'm unable to reply to people's comments? What up with that

Been loving Sally on the Bachelor's Express. Her standoff with Jaihden was honestly powerful. I felt like I was watching a broadway play

I feel like generally I have the kinda attitude of like shit's-wack-and-the-world-is-ending-but-that-only-makes-my-goal-of-living-a-moral-righteous-life-more-important but lately I've felt more like shit's-wack-and-the-challenges-are-insurmountable-and-it's-hopeless

and I just donno how to get that optimism mojo back.

It's so hard being passionate and caring about the world in a society that's so indifferent?? Like when I ask people my age what they think about climate change, everyone generally agrees that it's hopeless, but they also usually say "I try not to think about it". And I get the impulse but like, if we all agree it's a problem, there's power in that!! We could actually do something!! We just need to actually do it, instead of "not think about it".

Ohhh

I'm watching Pluribus and I have a lot of thinks

I have a problem with sci-fi where I have the most fun trying to figure out how the sci-fi elements are supposed to work, so all I have are questions:

I hate being a leftist. Why my anarchist and ML friends gotta be at loggerheads? Why am I responsible for organizing my workplace when it's a large corporation in a field where a union is basically unprecedented? Why does explaining my worldview to anyone need to be such an uphill battle when it just started from first principles of compassion and empathy? Why do I have to sound like such a fucking nerd?

Every single time I see videos of ICE officers doing anything, I feel a sense of rage that makes me uncomfortable. I want to see these people fought against with force.

I have to remind myself, the ideal scenario for them is rehabilitation. I want to believe in a future where everyone who has worked with ICE and similar organizations are put away into mental hospitals and not released until it is ruled that they're no longer a threat to society. They are people deserving of compassion, even if they're really fucking stupid and racist. They do deserve to be locked up, I don't think the best case scenario is just fighting them with force.

However, if there's no real political movement to get them put away and rehabilitated... then we have to consider the second-best scenario.

does hexbear have a reading list somewhere? I'm specifically interested in WW1 & WW11 history

I have been reading a little bit more this year and it's enjoyable and I feel like I want to continue reading more. Trying to think about what books/subjects. I'm friends with self-described anarchists and MLs and want to be able to engage with them both a bit better lol.

But also, living in a society where I'm effectively surrounded by liberals at all times, including family, I think it's more important to engage with them about politics. I often feel paralyzed to respond to their comments because we have such different understandings of the world.

Maybe I should try writing more?

Idk I'm high and it took me an hour to write this comment so maybe not

actually y'know what I'm stupid, saw another article about this today and it finally clicked to me that this news story is literally about thousands of new housing units being built so this neighbourhood could very well be unpopulated at the moment. that might explain the empty streets lol (and also why this never happens in the west)

this one is pretty cute i like it

how much ETH?

doctor's keep telling me to lose weight but idk i like eating treats. my health is definitely suffering, true, but treats are good so waht's the problem really. doctors are silly

it is real though and anyone who says otherwise isn't a leftist