Way too many people are taking my "don't give up on happiness while fighting to make the world a better place" post to mean "forget about the world, focus only on your own happiness and let the world burn," and no amount of explanatory followup replies help. - ThreadSky

ryanestrada.com • 20 days ago

Way too many people are taking my "don't give up on happiness while fighting to make the world a better place" post to mean "forget about the world, focus only on your own happiness and let the world burn," and no amount of explanatory followup replies help.

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jetstreamsalt.bsky.social•20 days ago

At some point I read someone say "I'm no longer going to waste my time explaining what I say to the dumbest people on the internet that can still read" and it honestly changed my life.

rivkahlafille.bsky.social•20 days ago

People are scared I think and for some the fight instinct is kicking in so they're picking fights to feel like they're doing something to feel less helpless. I've gotten some of these and basically just had to ignore them. There's so much built up steam and it's screaming through the kettle valve.

maorcows.bsky.social•20 days ago

People just want to one up each other and argue. They never want to actually have a dialog.

midnitelibrary.bsky.social•20 days ago

A couple of years ago I realized that some people had a decidedly different interpretation of "No ethical consumption under capitalism."
I interpreted it as "Make the best choices you can to minimize damage and if you make a mistake it's okay."
Other people interpreted as "Buy whatever you want."

monibarre.bsky.social•20 days ago

I’m with you. Things won’t be better for awhile, resilience is controlling what you can, finding and spreading joy whenever possible.

ryanestrada.com•20 days ago

Doubling down on my controversial "positive emotions are still allowed" stance.

I just saw a kitten witness snow for the first time and refused to scream, "No! I will not feel warm and fuzzy for a brief moment! Didn't you read what Elon said today??"

ryanestrada.com•20 days ago

Okay, I give up. I deleted it. Way too many people I don't know are way too angry that I still think who they are and what they care about matters and think we should wait four years to remember what makes us human again.

nycteris.bsky.social•20 days ago

I’m sorry you had to do that.

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