Melbourne

Don't worry about what Seagoon said tbh. My urgroßvater (great grandfather) was captured by the Russians and spent the rest of the war in an actual gulag, he suddenly returned home after the war ended. He could not and would not eat with his family, and would only make himself a sandwich when everyone else was finished (he didn't trust anything he didn't make himself due to his experience). And yet, I have joked many times, while going to work, "welp back to the gulag".

It's an offhand joke, and not worth worrying about tbh. I only said the above to state that everyone has different opinions, and different ways of coping and joking, and I personally do not see an issue with what you said.

But yes, doom scrolling, reading about the US and worrying, it doesn't help our mental state. It's feels heavy and insurmountable.

But, you have us and your hobbies, and while it may be difficult to do everything you want, you can still find joy and peace away from those news sites/reddit/whatever. They are nothing more than enragement engagement machines designed to make us feel angry, sad, and helpless. But you are amazing, kind, considerate, thoughtful, clever, you have so much to offer the world. Don't have to take any advice from me, but overall it's better to avoid the sites that bring us down. You are an integral part of this community 💜💜💜