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Daily Discussion Thread: 🍿 Wednesday, 22 January, 2025
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I knew the election had a very heavy emotional effect on some here.
We and the world survived his previous stint in the Oval Office. We’ll make it again.
The world has survived a lot of things. We've also lost a lot of things we shouldn't have doing so.
I know you mean well, but be careful. Saying something like that to someone who's literally a cunthair from being rounded up really doesn't' come across as anything other than toxic positivity.
I wasn’t quite sure if I should have said anything or not and even trying to be well meaning it’s being taken quite negatively so I’ll go back to staying quiet about it.
Everyone's at peak shaved monkey touchiness (to quote pratchett) 'cos it absolutely fucking sucks. It's insane.
Don't be quiet. Let people know you're there for them. Let them know you don't think this is ok. Let them know you think it sucks and you hope there are better days ahead - but yeah, be aware that platitudes can sound so, so hollow right now.