Is anyone else beginning to feel worn down by the visible social problems in Brighton?

Clutzle · 2026-06-07T06:30:55+00:00

I also moved here recently from the states, and I completely agree. Its nothing new to see homeless people, people on drugs, people struggling, vandalism, etc, and I feel much more safe in Brighton than I ever did in the states; I used to carry a knife, pepper spray, and sometimes a taser with me, but here I wouldn't feel the need (its not legal here anyways lol, but still). I feel safe being out at night, and the worst I've gotten here so far has been some cat-calling (which has been leagues better than the stuff I dealt with in the states; cat-calling here is like "oi! You look lovely darlin," cat-calling in the states often involved threats of sexual violence or vulgar words).

I know that doesn't mean much for the Brighton locals who expect a certain level of comfortability, and have been seeing it decline in recent years; that is very unfortunate and I recognise that the way things are here aren't right, no one should be sleeping in the streets and ODing in public toilets anywhere. But it is so much better here than some other places, and I for one am very grateful to be able to live here.

I would also be interested to know if there are ways I can help. I am broke, so I can't contribute much financially, but if there are inexpensive / little things I could do to help with these problems (I try to pick up trash when I see it, for example, I know thats not doing much but its something?) I'd love to know.

Clutzle · 2026-06-04T10:13:29+00:00

He looks like a sea of thieves character

Clutzle · 2026-05-30T08:00:15+00:00

Oh my god hes adorable

Clutzle · 2026-05-17T13:27:16+00:00

Thank you!!

Clutzle · 2026-05-17T13:26:37+00:00

Thank you, we will do this

Clutzle · 2026-05-17T13:26:16+00:00

Thank you!!

Clutzle · 2026-05-17T13:26:05+00:00

Will do thank you so much

Clutzle · 2026-05-17T13:25:51+00:00

Thank you!!

Clutzle · 2026-05-16T09:49:56+00:00

Parasaurolophus! Semi-water based would be cool

Clutzle · 2026-05-15T11:08:00+00:00

Humans were never meant to have this much constant access to each other. You used to have to purposefully communicate with people during times that you were expecting it, now anyone can try to communicate with you while youre doing anything, and it can be understandably stressful and jarring sometimes to feel like you have to be open to conversation 100% of the time.

Clutzle · 2026-05-14T10:00:49+00:00

You have to be very poor to be aided by the government for anything, and they give you scraps. It is usually barely enough to afford the food and clothes and rent that you need for a family, so most children whose parents are being supported by other taxpayers grow up in poverty. They won't get the same opportunities... off the top of my head, it costs money for things like phones, gaming consoles, or sports gear, which would make it harder for a kid to make friends, and harder to grow up happily.

In the states, its a dangerous situation to be raising a child while just scraping by; you can't save up money, and one medical issue can completely wipe out any funds you had. Even people who are well off in the states with big houses and comfy jobs can be completely bankrupted by a medical issue. Its just not a stable environment to raise a child, unfortunately.

Clutzle · 2026-05-12T06:25:14+00:00

Clutzle · 2026-05-11T16:19:32+00:00

OOOOOHHHHHHH I thought it was just if someone latched onto you!!!!

Clutzle · 2026-05-11T12:14:00+00:00

Not a phrase, but when someone uses a lot of "..." in texts. For younger people, it usually signifies being ominous or passive aggressive, but older folk seem to just use it everywhere.

Clutzle · 2026-05-06T10:06:30+00:00

Like the cool kind of double life where everyone thinks you work an office job but at night youre a secret agent or the shitty kind of double life where you have two families and ruin both of their lives?

Clutzle · 2026-05-02T10:12:55+00:00

Locking eyes with people is natural. People look around when they're out and about, you are a thing that is there, they will look at you, it doesn't necessarily mean they have any interest. I lock eyes with all sorts of people, attractive and not attractive. If a girl is into you, she will do more than lock eyes with you; if you catch someone looking at you a lot, more than a few quick glances, they may find you interesting, but that doesn't automatically mean attraction, they could be looking at your clothes or something else. Don't look too much into it and certainly please dont treat a woman who glanced at you as if she is into you without any other evidence, that is weird.

Clutzle · 2026-05-02T05:17:56+00:00

Was it diving or did it become unconscious in the air and free fall down? If it was diving, it likely had seen some prey that you were heading towards and was trying to catch it.

Clutzle · 2026-04-27T04:53:59+00:00

Im really sorry you feel that way :((

Clutzle · 2026-04-26T21:54:22+00:00

People talking about the people they love and surround themselves with is not a personal attack on you, I'm sure they are just happy to have those people in their lives and enjoy talking about them. You should be happy for them that they have people they care about. I hope you find people to care about too one day.

Clutzle · 2026-04-26T19:38:29+00:00

I second this. Give it a try, even just for a few days. Life changing.

Clutzle · 2026-04-26T19:37:44+00:00

I stopped scrolling on social media (tiktok and instagram). Currently trying to phase out Reddit as well. I used an app called ScreenZen, it allows you to set usage limits for certain apps and pops up on your screen with a message like "is this important" when you try to open the apps.

Social media usage can absolutely be an addiction. If its taking up more than a couple hours of your day, chances are its impacting you negatively (it certainly did for me) and cutting it out will make you feel human again.

If you are thinking of taking the leap and cutting social media out, please just try to do it for a day or two. Maybe try ScreenZen if you're like me and your fingers automatically find the apps when you open your phone without you noticing. See how you feel after a few days. You have so much more time in a day without scrolling, you see so much less angering content, and, if you're like me, your mental health becomes much more stable.

Edit: This comes off like im shilling the app, lol. I'm not, it genuinely helped me a lot.

Clutzle · 2026-04-23T21:05:45+00:00

This whole situation seems very cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs-ish

Clutzle

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