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[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 78 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

There is no use in getting overwhelmed. I am merely getting more practiced in drinking larger and larger amounts of whiskey and smoking larger and larger amounts of cannabis to deal with it.

We all have a process

And hopefully, at least most of us will survive.

If not, for all of you fascists: I have a plan to destroy all of you that involves an enormous amount of pee. Like, so much, you can’t fucking imagine. An absolute cavalcade of pee.

Don’t try me

#PeeStrong

[–] raoulduke85@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

After the election, I gave myself permission to become an alcoholic if I wanted. I don’t see a great future ahead.

[–] gabbath@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don't do it. It's not worth it. It makes you bitter more often than numb. It's better for your mental health to channel your frustrations into something useful. Get involved somehow, make yourself useful for others. Collaborate with some direct aid org. Start making content on the internet where you speak your mind and talk about how you see the world, you might end up turning a few people.

The thing I've noticed is that a lot of the alienation we feel is because most paid work doesn't really touch people. It's either too abstract (office work that only helps your company make money by servicing other companies so that they can make money) or direct servicing of disgruntled customers in a hurry (most customer facing work, like barista, cashier, call center, etc.). Really there's few jobs where you feel like you do something worthwhile, so try to get involved in something for your soul, something that contributes to directly building the world you want to build.

[–] raoulduke85@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I appreciate it. Even though my drinking has increased, I’ve actually become a community organizer in my city and it’s been therapeutic for me to hear people thanking us for organizing events where we build community and give people an outlet for their frustrations with the administration.

I’m also living my life at this point with as much substance as I can have. I have health issues and when they roll back ACA protections, I’m really screwed. So I figured if I don’t have the luxury to grow old, I will do what I can for my community for the greater good.

You seem like a really good person. Have a great day.

[–] gabbath@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

The future is still not written. There's no reason to give up in advance as we really don't know how things will shake out, there's so much stuff happening. Make sure to make connections you can fall back on for rainy days. Hang in there, friend.

Appreciate the kind words, you seem like a good person too.