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Zaleramancer @ Zaleramancer @beehaw.org
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(They/Them) I like TTRPGs, history, (audio and written) horror and the history of occultism.

  • Pervasive Political News and Discussion is Suffocating: Please advise.

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  • So, I have given it some thought. I talked to my partner about it and, honestly, I don't see the point in trying to build or be a part of online communities anymore. I don't like or trust people now. I don't have the patience or goodwill I used to. I'm tired of the same conversations playing out over and over again. Nothing changes. No one values the things I value as much as I do, so everyone always disappoints me in the end.

    It just results in me bringing negativity back into my personal life, and seldom brings me any joy now. I can't expect other people to change things to accommodate my needs, so the only answer I can find is to remove myself from situations that harm me.

    So I'm going to try to stop being active online. Bye, best of luck and well wishes. I think this may be one of the best platforms I've been on in terms of quality of conversation and moderation- great job, but I'm obviously too damaged to function in situations like this.

    Peace ✌️

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  • I appreciate the thought, but I didn't find that useful for my situation. I already think about this all the time, and I am not in a position to responsibly channel any energy away from keeping my loved ones alive and healthy.

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  • I am trying to focus on it, it's just I can lose an hour+ whenever I come across a headline that's purpose built to piss people off- because I have to fight myself not to make an entire small essay about why it's irresponsibility presented and generally ineffective.

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  • Yeah, I kind of expected as much. I will just continue to block things until I can look at local communities without being triggered by the doom.

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  • Maybe I'll try to get that to work later. Thanks.

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  • Article about how school lunches require system change in Humanity and Culture

    Five out the the eight last AskBeahaw posts. Six if you include the one that got deleted between me making this post and replying here.

    Your Favorite Celebrity Would Have Supported Hitler in Chat.

    The Psychological Toll of the US Election in Science.

    I'm not sure about LGBTQ+ anymore, since I blocked it a while ago because of the drip of news about how it's getting incrementally closer to being legal for me to be hunted for sport.

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    Pervasive Political News and Discussion is Suffocating: Please advise.

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  • I'm so tired of seeing people ask things like this. Is there no number of things I can block to be able to scroll through a feed and learn a few interesting things, see some fun questions and remember what it's like to not associate people talking with existential dread?

    Fine, you want solutions, destroy capitalism. Organize locally, find insitustions in your community you like and take care of them. Build communal bonds that help fight the atmosphere of divisive fear, and allow people to effectively work together towards shared goals that are counter to that of oligarchs.

  • New research shows the psychological toll of the 2024 presidential election

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  • Yeah, the constant news coverage is why I have blocked every news community on here, and still the villain pursues me.

  • Lemmy, what's the meaning, or point if you prefer, of life? I know 42, but I'm serious. Nothing lasts, everything is meaningless - are we just amusing ourselves until death?

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  • Philosophically, I think the pursuit of truth and the exercise of compassion are worthwhile endeavors.

    But when that's too abstract, I remind myself that I have people who rely on me and benefit from my presence in their life. I work to make the world around me better than it was before, so that others can immediately, and in the future, can have better lives.

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  • You seem to be handling this in a really caustic way. Maybe take some time to self-reflect and come back in two weeks? You may be able to get unbanned if you chill a bit.

  • What are your favourite open-source apps this year?

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  • I'm using Obsidian. The minimal size makes syncing faster, and I enjoy the mobile interface.

  • If you could go back in time and give your teen self one piece of advice, what would you say?

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  • Depends on how detailed the advice can be. Probably to find my current partner as soon as possible, so we could help each other.

  • New Soft Rule: Tagging posts as [GenAI] when they contain Generative AI

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  • The tagline doesn't make it clear that the community is pro-AI, just that they talk about Generative AI. There's lots of room there for critical discussion.

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    Banned for Voting Incorrectly?

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  • ???? being anti-ai is liberal now?

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    Banned for Voting Incorrectly?

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  • Beehaw actually does remove down voting, so that you are forced to actually find things you agree with and upvote them to curate.

  • As women have far fewer babies, the U.S. and the world face unprecedented challenges

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  • This article fails to address one of the main causes I see people list for not having kids. It's, "Is it okay for me to bring a kid into a world this fucked up?"

    A lot of young people are deeply certain that they're going to have to live through an ecological collapse and climate disasters. Why would they want to have a child, and be constantly faced with the fact that their kid is going to have a worse life than them. That their grandkids may not know what seasons were like?

    It's also so ridiculously expensive now. It's not worth it.

  • What is a good adhd hack for those cases during which you want to do a million things but are paralyzed and can't?

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  • Lay down for a minute, close your eyes and just let your brain babble about shit for a bit. Then, pick one at random and try to start it. Maybe try to find something engaging to think about, because then you'll be more comfortable with doing stuff.

  • What are your favourite open-source apps this year?

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  • I'm also using Syncthing to sync up my notes between my laptop and phone. It's been great! Less Google doc use.

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    —REUPLOAD—Free Android Games (incl. FOSS ✅️) - no ads, no IAPs, no gacha.

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  • Since I'm a little embarrassed by the mistake, what do you look for in an incremental game? I can look through the ones I've played for Android and see if any could work?

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    —REUPLOAD—Free Android Games (incl. FOSS ✅️) - no ads, no IAPs, no gacha.

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  • Oh, right, so I was so excited to mention it I forgot it's not a mobile game >.<

    It's on steam, but yeah, my bad.

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    Tricks for reliable sleeping schedules?

  • Tabletop Gaming @beehaw.org
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    Tell me about your favorite TTRPG!