(if possible)

Take some time to log out and go stare at some bugs in the grass or curl up with a good fiction book or find some cartoon that has a few thousand episodes to focus on for a bit.

Pet a dog, plant some flowers, ask somebody how their day is going and let them know you recognize them as a human being (for better or worse).

Staring into the abyss all the time is very rough on the psyche. Its okay to take a break.

1. stability is an illusion.
2. western society is crumbling and that is what such a thing feels like. Romans felt the same way and were glad when the empire fell.

Depends how long you live and how effective the communists are.

Disconnect sometimes. It feels callous but it’s necessary for your own mental health. The inevitability of our mortality, the frustrating reality of accepting that which we cannot change, identification of what is possible within our sphere of control that actually may influence change, etc all are important things but are exhausting. It is okay to take a break

Nope there is no escape. There are definitely countries with more humanitarian systems than the US, but the challenges we face are global in scale. And so while one may be able to change their temporary, local conditions, those global conditions will continue to shape the world in which we live. But hope exists in the fact that history is not predetermined, and through struggling together we build the humanity which oppressors try and destroy.

I believe that one of the more effective ways to counter this in one’s present situation (though I know little of yours) by building trust within one’s community, and working together to educate/learn from one another’s experiences. Then striving together to support one another within the conditions we find ourselves as subjects (those who can change the conditions through action) instead of objects (who are powerless and acted upon.) And finding liberation in commune with one’s neighbor, and support of one’s community.

I think this inevitably needs to spread globally, else the remaining oppressive hegemonies will otherwise continue to try and maintain a grasp on the power they have/project. Which is why solidarity with all oppressed beings is essential.

The struggle will never stop, but the beauty to be found is in the support we can give one another (and oneself).

Idk I’ve been trying to embrace this more and more to counteract the nihilistic feelings and prevent the misanthropy I’ve felt at my lowest.

Also - believe it or not, I’ve been finding Pedagogy of the Oppressed to be an excellent resource for exploring this topic

I feel this every day. We have to watch children being murdered abroad and children, women, and workers being abducted and tortured here in the US. Then we have to watch as those who speak out on these atrocities are disappeared, shot and assaulted by police.

The future looks grim - grim for the Palestinians, grim for migrants in the US, and for every other group that is being or will be targeted by the rising fascism across the world. Millions, maybe billions will die. Every day, we might wake up to nuclear war.

None of this affects me really, being a white us citizen. But I can't just watch and forget about it. It haunts my mind every day.

And the economic fears and pain continue. Groceries continue to rise, my rent continues to rise, and when a recession and layoffs inevitably happen, the meager life which my partner and I have built might be lost as well. I'm lucky that we both have family that will take us in, otherwise homelessness would be our future.

There is nothing you can do but keep on going. Find and cherish any revolutionary optimism and small victory you can. There is a new world struggling to be born and we must continue to believe that. Otherwise, suicide is the only sensible option.

I have honestly never been more bloomer in my life.

EVERYONE is thinks things suck.
EVERYONE is pissed.
EVERYONE is trying to do something about it.

The only problem is that people don't know why things suck, or how to make it better.

Fascists think things suck because of [minority], and so they want to get rid of [minority].

Liberals think things suck because of the fascists, and so would like everyone to just play nice and we can work this all out, please.

But WE know.
WE know the problem! IT'S CAPITALISM!!!
WE know the solution! KILL CAPITALISM!!!

If everyone in the world woke up tomorrow and knew what we know, the suffering would stop.

The collective rage that we see in society would be directed at the true enemy instead of each other, and nothing in the world is more powerful than people working together to solve their problem.

The only thing we must do to win, the only thing that truly matters, is to get everyone to understand.

History has blessed us with the ultimate weapon.

A material power that Marx and Lenin and Sankara and Newton could not dream of wielding in their wildest fantasies.

NOW is the moment in history for revolution.
Capitalism WILL fall in our lifetimes.
I'll be surprised if it lasts twenty years.

The contradictions have become undeniable.
The people want change, they just need direction.

And for the first time in history, we have a direct line to every single one of them.

Don't you DARE quit on us.
We need everyone we can get.

Now get back to posting, soldier.

I think this is a question that human beings have been asking since the dawn of history

No

To be aware of the state of things and injustice is to have a fury and anxiety. But this can also be sidelined for living one's life. With practice and hobbies and community and organizing. Every resilient group finds ways to do these kinds of things, and under much harsher conditions than most of us face.

But of course I mention this in a non-judgmental sense because this soothing and compartmentalization is not universally easy, it is not the same for everyone.

Do you play any video games and are there series you're big into? I'm saying because I find that to be very effective escapism sometimes

i don't really have anxiety for it but i'm just waiting around to die after my personal life fell apart years ago because i can't do anything about my personal problems let alone society or the world.

Unfortunately we live in very interesting times. The global death of democracy is approaching right when we all need to be working together to address the rapidly changing climate. More than likely the globe will see a nationalistic dash for resources to where nation states attempt to bolster themselves before the advent of mass migration.

Now luckily, this will more than likely take decades, not years. Being a doomer isn't being aware of the state of the world, it's how you respond to it. Don't get caught up thinking about things on a global scale, if nations aren't able to fix it.... individuals really don't have a chance. Think locally, build a mutual aid and defense network that operates to protect your loved ones and your community. There is still time to prepare and neighbors to protect, and at the end of the day that's really what matters.

Nature helps me. I'm fortunate that there's some nice wildlife nearby. No paywalls to watch the turtles and ducks... yet

no.