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I Just Started and I Feel So Fucking Tired

1 points by olirex99 ↗ HN
Enough. I'm tired. I can't figure out what kind of world we're living in, or what kind of people I'm dealing with. I've always believed in people and in humanity, but I'm starting to lose hope.

We're building a world made of copies, where even not being conformist has become conformist. We live in a world where we encourage junk food advertising, yet sell the pill to lose weight. A world where content has become nothing but numbers, and making a movie today means meeting thousands of KPIs. A world where social media is optimized to push divisive content, so we live in an ever more divided world. We're alone, all of us alone, and by and large people seem not to care. Seriously, isn't this the Matrix?

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nixrobot
Do you want a different thing? If so, let's discuss it because there are alternatives.
bored-at-work
Listen man, if you try to take the whole world in at once, it's going to overwhelm you.

You need to find meaning in what's immediately around you. Disconnect from the internet a little. Stop doomscrolling. Connect with your friends and family. Touch grass. It sounds trite, but it's all we can really do in these uncertain times. Just try to find something meaningful to you, something that keeps you going, and try to make yourself and those around you happy. Be kind. That's all anyone can ask of anyone else.

I'm not saying there isn't space to worry about the big stuff, and you should definitely get informed and make a difference where you can, but trying to do it all at once at the same time is just going to burn you out. Leave yourself room to enjoy your life, however you can.

FrankWilhoit
It is devolution. It is species-wide, if the Americans got a head start. Turn off education, fast-forward one lifespan, and you are at zero. We're nearly there.