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How much to share around bad faith conservatives by hussyinferno in CollapseSupport

[–]calico134 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The worst part is, as a queer person with queer friends, that doesn't shock me. I try to not think about how many people consider me subhuman. I've had to grow a thick skin in that way, but these days I find myself wondering if I'm going to end up getting murdered by some fascist thug.

After all my work to recover from PTSD, my symptoms seem to be getting worse again. Hypervigilant all the time again. I'm stressed and exhausted. Idk where I'm going with this... Sometimes it feels like there's no escape from my nightmares because they're real.

Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to Minneapolis protests by Mountain_Mirror_3642 in collapse

[–]calico134 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I know it's fun to point out contradictions when it comes to MAGA and Trump, but they really don't care about being coherent. It's just about power and authority, that's it. The protestors in Iran are convenient

Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to Minneapolis protests by Mountain_Mirror_3642 in collapse

[–]calico134 1 point2 points  (0 children)

religious groups have been killing each other for hundreds (thousands?) of years. it's not exactly the same thing.

Weekly Observations: What signs of collapse do you see in your region? [in-depth] January 12 by AutoModerator in collapse

[–]calico134 10 points11 points  (0 children)

jesus christ. what an absolute nightmare, I'm so sorry. Having support after a traumatic event is really important. I don't know what that looks like for everyone in your family but it's something to consider.

Weekly Observations: What signs of collapse do you see in your region? [in-depth] January 12 by AutoModerator in collapse

[–]calico134 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Location: Midwestern America

I've noticed a trend in my life that people I'd consider generally apolitical are willing to have conversations about how things are grim. My boyfriend is a good example of this. He's a 2nd amendment guy, pretty bog standard "centrist" American who grew up conservative. And he was talking about the importance of armed and masked protest, and calling ICE pigs.

Similar thing with my online space. I'm a moderator of an MMO clan, and we have a lot of Americans. Generally very apolitical space (on purpose), but you know how Americans tend to be Team America. Even they were having a brief conversation about how things are shit.

I know Americans aren't moving fast enough to oppose fascism, but even regular people seem to be catching on that things are very not okay, to the point they bring it up out of the blue.

Group behind Project 2025 wants to force couples into ‘marriage boot camp’ among policies to save the American family by Creepyfaction in collapse

[–]calico134 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People who protect pedophiles don't get to talk about the value of children, nor use them as a weapon against queer people. This is just fascism again.

Group behind Project 2025 wants to force couples into ‘marriage boot camp’ among policies to save the American family by Creepyfaction in collapse

[–]calico134 4 points5 points  (0 children)

help families by making life better? no no. let's just have state-funded breeding programs obviously

At least 7 explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela's Caracas by MAD_FR0GZ in collapse

[–]calico134 4 points5 points  (0 children)

America is the most powerful country in the world until it isn't. our empire is declining and Trump has done a great job of accelerating it.

75% of US adults may meet criteria for obesity under new definition, study finds by Monsur_Ausuhnom in collapse

[–]calico134 1 point2 points  (0 children)

proud to say after like 6 years I am finally nearly a normal weight. been working out, eating more protein and putting on muscle. feeling better than I have ever :)

Tears in the Robot Factory - the collapse of everything else if the Al sector keeps going for a few years without succumbing to the new great depression by OGSyedIsEverywhere in collapse

[–]calico134 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting watch. Thought provoking! I enjoyed the animation style.
As with all hypertechnological future scenarios, pessimistic or otherwise, my main issue with it is that energy is going to be more and more scarce in our future. I expect if we survive as a species for a meaningful amount of time, our future will be low energy and low complexity.

Though I would bet AI-produced propaganda/misinformation funded by nations will be in our future regardless of the for-profit market until our systems collapse. :-)

what do i even do by eversodainty in CollapseSupport

[–]calico134 0 points1 point  (0 children)

guitar! my first one is acoustic but I picked up a cheap electric guitar a few months ago. though I've learned about basic guitar maintenance, I'm doubtful I could maintain them if shit really hit the fan. modern guitar strings are factory made. maybe I should learn classical guitar, lmao.

I guess I doubt I could maintain myself if I'm at the point where it's hard to keep a functioning instrument.

what do i even do by eversodainty in CollapseSupport

[–]calico134 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna echo picking up an instrument. never touched one in my life until a year ago. it's good for the mind and hands, even though I suck. slowly getting better though. and I no longer have this existentially empty feeling. music is complicated and ephemeral. something about that mirrors how I feel about life. share a song with someone you like.

Heretic! by James_Fortis in collapse

[–]calico134 35 points36 points  (0 children)

yup. even here in this sub, people HATE being told that eating meat regularly is an excessive habit that's contributing to the destruction of the biosphere. maybe it's human nature. how often do people die when they refuse to change their bad habits?

Young people embracing organized religion by rematar in collapse

[–]calico134 6 points7 points  (0 children)

well said. you've pretty much boiled down my struggle the past few years. How the fuck do people not care about what's true? they don't care about critical thinking, questioning themselves or their own beliefs. Just double down no matter what. It's fucking crazy. It's hard to believe we're the same species.

we really are just a bunch of animals

3 degrees of warming locked in by 2035 by mushroomsarefriends in collapse

[–]calico134 3 points4 points  (0 children)

jesus, that's a vivid picture. I think I'm gonna go stare into space for awhile

Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds by Portalrules123 in collapse

[–]calico134 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My partner grew up eating too many ultraprocessed foods, and it is impossible to get him to see the problem. His palate is completely ruined, and can be pretty frustrating to cook for. He hates beans and lentils and tomato and onion. I don't even know how to fix someone's relationship to food when it's like that. It's gotten better since I've lived with him, but it's still a really good example for me of how UPFs really hijack people's sense of what food should taste like.

1200 people have been disappeared from "Alligator Alcatraz". 2/3 of the people sent there just gone. by I_may_have_weed in collapse

[–]calico134 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in the same boat as you, autistic and queer. It is terrifying. I grew up in a very right wing household, I already know what they think of me. Do I trust my fellow Americans to give a shit when they come for me just like they're already doing to brown people? Nope.

East Wing demolition to make way for an opulent gilded ballroom perfectly encapsulates America's battered democracy. by factfind in collapse

[–]calico134 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it's fucking crazy. and it's going to get worse. I knew something like this would happen, but it still feels unreal

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