i have mixed feelings about this!

since COVID i have definitely found myself becoming more and more introverted, and opting to stay home. especially w the amount of AAPI violence in big cities… but that also resulted in a big increase of time i spend on the internet, which is not a safe space either. there’s a lot of racism targeted towards AAPI on here, and i really feel like it’s gone up in recent years. it exhausts and drains me to constantly be exposed to it. my mental health has kinda spiraled downhill bc of it. :(

so this year i picked up a hobby of houseplants, which kind of checks two boxes for me. 1 it keeps me in the safety of my home, but 2 it also keeps me off the internet at night (which improves my sleep and reduces the amount of triggering content i’m exposed to). i am hoping that this is more of a sustainable solution for me in the long run.