I hope everyone knows that it's very easy for any social content platform, including Bluesky, to be a misery machine and that if you aren't intentional about it, they will absolutely decrease the positive impact you have on the world while making you less happy.
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You will have questions.
Meet Agnes, a super-friendly cow I met while out on a job earlier this week!
GROUPS of Following
each GROUP has its own TAB
and when we are not fit to deal with realworld news
then click on fuzzy cats/birbs/ducks/possums TAB
not just ALL following in one TAB
Make group selection a long-press/click on the Follow button like gmail does
Everyone, take care of yourself. I have a friend that uses an egg timer to limit her time on social media
you can have fun ( while keeping your wits about you)
https://bsky.app/profile/weisselberger.bsky.social/post/3lo5fpiz4lc2r
#israel
#warCrimes
Sponsored by #USA
(It's usually dicks, but you can make a list of artists who don't draw dicks if you want)
https://youtu.be/roxohOzFz3E?si=FbHmwDb9Fj9G3fNw
I *was* just feeling particularly miserable.
😘
wishing is just empty. like fear.
Wait ... a Bowler, that's it!
Now she's ready for any out-on-the-town event that might pop up on her calendar.
You must use simple words and explain basic ideas exhaustively, but they’re
unsalvageable right now.
In the meantime, cute animal videos and awesome recipes await you!
Dig in to the life-affirming! ❤️🤣👍
Don’t bite me.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-of-the-darkness/201907/pathocracy
I wonder if you understand
OUR POWER LIES IN WITHHOLDING OUR END OF THE SOCIAL CONTRACT
We run the world and they know it
11 million commits are needed. 3.5% of the population.
Why wouldn't you sign your strike card? Are you ENJOYING this? 1/2
I'm baffled that people just keep bitching and arguing instead of taking this very direct action
https://Generalstrikeus.com 2/2
GSUS isn't ready yet. We need 11million and mutual aid in place. We just need commits so we can define demands
Thanks for the heads up.
What is does is allows people to say "I can do things that will make me happy, and if anyone says I can't do it 😡🤬
Then they'll smoke weed, eat and drink sugar, have sex whenever.
Basically chase a dopamine rush that will never satisfy them.
"Tsk, I'm leaving this conversation and not acknowledging your argument because I'm not happy anymore. Let me think whatever I want. If I want to think I'll be happy smoking weed and aborting my child, let me think that."
Meanwhile they're not happy at all
"The pursuit of happiness" is just some weird Luciferianism they put in the Constitution.
Probably to make it so people will constantly struggle to find happiness.
https://youtu.be/k76BgIb89-s?si=4RD6hrMjTKflg1kg
https://bsky.app/profile/nifftycydonia.bsky.social/post/3lngpvdfyrk2i
Being glued to this thing in between job tasks is draining my lifeforce w/ mocro-shots of negativity.
My default cylc is:
-dread -disappointment -validation
🔄😞
protip: if you regularly check tags like #nature, #photography etc., and engage w/ posts that actually make you happy/intrigued, the algorithm will catch on and give you more of it
personally, i'm in favour of making - hopefully - positive change irl
and to be effective, i need my off-time; i had a time when i thought i didn't, and that led to some dark places
this post was intended for people like me
but really, social media is what you make of it
I'm looking for truth and solutions.
I'm not a child, I don't need coddling.
These are dangerous days and we've had too many people not willing to do the hard work.
but i'd argue that if you do nothing but wallow in the misery that is current (geo)politics, that just makes you burn out, and less likely to be able to contribute in a positive way, not more so
keep fighting for what you think is right, but don't forget to take a breather
But Blue Sky is my go-to for politics.
But part of why that is is that you have the choice to ignore politics here. It's why the atmosphere's way more chill.
Which is why I made my comment in the first place, to make people aware of that choice, and how to make it.
For me, politics gave me nothing but misery, which is why my OC was slanted towards apoliticality.
But you can totally make it work WITH politics too! Just engage with stuff that makes you happy rather than angry.
Simply because... well, it's scientifically proven that hatred is the most effective source of engagement, and being corpos, they're going to follow the easy way.
I.e. make you angry to make you click.
I need to know what is going on and what others think. Some report falsely; many don’t.
You do you.
I am not afraid of bad news - I am afraid of sticking my head in the sand.
I left other SNS because of ads and rage bait, not because I refuse to see bad news.
basically you end up with an "echo chamber", consciously or not
question is: do you prefer one that keeps telling you how bad things are, or do you prefer one that reminds you of what's worth living & fighting for?
We should be conscious of that potential.
Don’t get too comfortable in any SNS.
And with news, you can guess the tone: miserable & enraging.
I started the day with animals and space pics, and ended with RFK Jr.
And I'M NOT EVEN AMERICAN.
Because if you don't do it consciously, the algorithm will do so unconsciously.
And honestly, if you want to avoid ragebaiting, your best shot is... avoid news entirely.
Focus on life. It's what you live in after all.
dictatorship.I am an optimist by nature and will continue to peacefully protest against autocracy.I was born into a dictatorship and refuse to let it happen here.
This is very Dem speak here and why we are where we are.
Get your point but not at this moment!
And regroup
That doesn't make me happy.
Your job is done!
This time, we're being attacked by $billionaire driven (owned/controlled media) MAGA propaganda.
These $Billionaires are in the process, as we write, of disassembling our Republic.
I disagree with people regularly on here and don't block them, but if you seem like a dick (even if I agree with you) I'm gonna block you.
Better yet-get out there in the REAL community! I feel so much better since joining local protests and rallies!
Love that channel. I linked it.
https://youtu.be/tnATQJJIsK4?si=2Vq_SMdUdc54sHTp
As someone that grew up in an area that was full of misinformation, I now feel like it’s my duty to try to understand as much as possible now. It takes a toll, but it feels like a responsibility?
It takes my mind off of things pretty fast.
This is an existential question to which dogs and cats need to know the answer constantly.
Of course the best thing to do is to decrease screen time.
Nigel Farage; he’s a ‘social intentional’ 🤪 C,mon Britain still knows how to laugh at itself. Just don your hat at jaunty angle and smile.
Confirmation that we are in it together and not alone.
Coming here gives me energy & hope for the US 🇺🇸!
#strongertogether
#unitedwestand
#stopfascism
#TrumpRuinsAmerica
It's the privilege of the lucky to be financially stable enough to disengage from negativity and survive anyways.
While you have the ability to look away and live, others can't.
Engaging with the negativity is draining as hell, and spreading it is ICKY, but it feels like my civic duty to at least speak up.
Every day we have to grapple with the emotional soup that is our political moment.
I feel both angry/empowered to act, AND ashamed at how angry I feel.
We are all feeling mach 5 emotional whiplash and it sUCKS 😵💫
Every break is an opportunity to evaluate and reflect whether it’s working for ya…
If only social media was 80% obsessive posting about how much they like VGM. Check out my account btw
STOP BUYING TESLAS
it’s why i need to move my rants to patreon.
i deserve to be paid for my trauma and anger and i can do that by turning it into fucking art that hopefully helps others process and deal with theirs instead of just shouting into the void.
I’ve hit my wall.
Seeing the horrors reposted over and over.
Can’t do it any more At least for now.
I would like to see someone remake all of the Charlie Chan films without the heavy handed stereotype, because the plots are actually really good.
Get Aaron Chen to play Charlie Chan.
Here’s my goofball dog who I caught napping under my kids coat rack.
Go to the gym, for your mind.
Actively filter, mute and follow with this in mind.
Stay away if your misery is too overwhelming. Try Pinterest.
Currently, we’re busy slagging EVERYONE off. It’s not a good look….but why would we change a habit of a (social media) lifetime.
Social content is just the medium through which the misery spreads.
But I do agree people should be splitting their attention between a variety of things to ensure they aren't wallowing in misery.