climate change, I live in BC and summers are literally apocalyptic, ash raining from the sky and can’t even see the sun
loss of biodiversity which is plainly obvious with every passing year. Recently drove to Alaska without having to clean bugs off windshield
clearcut forest no matter where you look
never getting my own house despite “doing everything right” and well above average income
one bag of groceries is like $100
never having kids or a family, obvious reasons
no real friends since I graduated college, social media ruined everything
friends I had are priced out and are thousands of km away, or dead
housing so fucked that I have spent the last five years looking for a rental that allows a cat and still looking, I feel like if I just had a cat I would be so much happier
aging population and constantly going to funerals
various addictions I’ve lost control over since pandemic
cost of travel increasing exponentially so that’s coming to an abrupt end too
impossible to go outside without reminder of total societal collapse, teslas cruising around on streets full of homeless people
haven’t seen a doctor in years because there are none
have to go to work in 10 minutes but didn’t get a wink of sleep last night or the night before it, this is probably the main reason this comment was so whiny
Hey if you ever end up getting a place that allows cats, please get two. When you are away at work they can socialize with each other. I’m not saying having only one cat is animal abuse or anything, it’s just better to have two.
It’s a great exercise on mindfulness which is incredibly important at least for my brain. Rather than trying to hike the longest distance sometimes it’s better to sit completely still for an extended period of time and allow the birds to get used to your presence. It’s quite humbling when the patience pays off.
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climate change, I live in BC and summers are literally apocalyptic, ash raining from the sky and can’t even see the sun
loss of biodiversity which is plainly obvious with every passing year. Recently drove to Alaska without having to clean bugs off windshield
clearcut forest no matter where you look
never getting my own house despite “doing everything right” and well above average income
one bag of groceries is like $100
never having kids or a family, obvious reasons
no real friends since I graduated college, social media ruined everything
friends I had are priced out and are thousands of km away, or dead
housing so fucked that I have spent the last five years looking for a rental that allows a cat and still looking, I feel like if I just had a cat I would be so much happier
aging population and constantly going to funerals
various addictions I’ve lost control over since pandemic
cost of travel increasing exponentially so that’s coming to an abrupt end too
impossible to go outside without reminder of total societal collapse, teslas cruising around on streets full of homeless people
haven’t seen a doctor in years because there are none
have to go to work in 10 minutes but didn’t get a wink of sleep last night or the night before it, this is probably the main reason this comment was so whiny
You’re not whiny. Don’t denigrate yourself the way boomers bullied you to. Your feelings and concerns obviously do matter.
Maybe later I’ll edit the post with a list of things I’m grateful for because there are a lot of them, too
hi! it’s been about three hours since you posted this. you doing better?
Appreciate you checking in, I actually called out sick today and going to spend the day in the forest to recharge a bit.
Hey if you ever end up getting a place that allows cats, please get two. When you are away at work they can socialize with each other. I’m not saying having only one cat is animal abuse or anything, it’s just better to have two.
I need to be doing that more often. Thanks for the inspiration.
It’s a great exercise on mindfulness which is incredibly important at least for my brain. Rather than trying to hike the longest distance sometimes it’s better to sit completely still for an extended period of time and allow the birds to get used to your presence. It’s quite humbling when the patience pays off.