Welcome comrade, and thanks for the recommendations! I hope you have a good time here, it's always nice to see newly active people! You'll probably find that Grad is quite comfy.
Thanks!! I'm finding it super comfy already, I'm really happy that the community is so welcoming, really heartwarming :D
Glad to hear it!
Welcome! I didn't know that about Gandhi. I remember hearing vaguely in the past that his "nonviolence" stuff wasn't all it was cracked up to be, but I didn't know it was as insidious as all that. Can't say it surprises me though with how brutal colonialism and imperialism tends to be. It's amazing sometimes the stuff out there that is a plainly stated quote you can find, that they aren't even hiding it, and people don't know cause they aren't exposed to the information. Like it makes me think of in the US context, the guy who was known as the "father of suburbs" who has a quote along the lines of that a person can't be a communist if they are a homeowner because they don't have enough time to be one while maintaining it (like he thought this was a good thing).
Yeah it's actually really crazy! I think the propaganda is also so strong because we have both people from the West AND India pro-Gandhi (or at least, I haven't heard anything like this about Gandhi from any of my relatives and stuff) so there's not many voices accurately painting India's history. But yeah, it's definitely crazy how the bourgeois admits to their intentions so often (like the example you mention), but the quotes never get the attention
Welcome, thank you for the recommendations, I'm always a fan of compordor history and association with the ruling class.
Enjoy your time here! This is non-negotiable.
Haha, yeah already I've received a very warm welcome from so many people which is really cool. :)
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VTubers are a cool way to enjoy watching anyway
Haha, yeah I only found out about this VTuber from listening to music so I actually haven't watched many other VTubers as much as I should...
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Hi, thank you!! :D
You are so welcome. I hope you have fun learning with us!
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Hi, nice to meet you! :D I think your message might've accidentally cut off early
HAH You caught the bait lol. I left it purposefully cut off so you would notice and correct me when I was trying to trick you and -- (rambles on for 500 years until the Socialist Confederacy of America becomes a thing).
LOLL I see, you certainly got me there...
I unfortunately have to sleep soon but we can talk tomorrow
Sounds good, good night!
Hello I am awake even though I did not get much sleep!
Hi! Dang that's really unfortunate, hope you get some better rest tomorrow. how are things going in general?
well I live in America, so it is pretty bad up here; even besides that, I am not sure how much more my father will pressure me into getting a job (the one place he recommends is Publix... and it has some relations to Israel, even if I do not know if they directly deal with Israel, so I would rather not deal with that).
Yeah, I also live in America it's really bad... and thinking about all of the complicity of working in any American company is really rough. I'm curious, are there other kinds of companies you'd be fine working at? Personally my plan is to continue with a research/academic route, so that's also an option (although within academics there's a lot of suspicious ties with defense and Israel and stuff so it's rough to even find something fulfilling in academia)
Neh I have nothing (college was too much for my mental health), though I would like to work in a factory (it is simple, though it requires hard work) in an assembly line or something... maybe I am ignorant but I really cannot imagine trying to go to college again. Maybe some local place (which would not have Israel's reach due to cost to enter that market) would be good.
Yeah, the pressures of college are horrible when dealing with mental health issues that make deadlines super stressful (like I feel like college just doesn't give people space to take days off (much less hours off) and really confront their struggles and direction in life, it's just a constant stream of work and other pressures)
The factory work/local work is a cool choice! one of my friends was talking about doing something like that as well and I've definitely had that option in mind as well
do you have any tips for someone who lives in Florida? I am not sure what to do in life at the moment.
Unfortunately I'm too young (college-age) to feel confident giving you any long-term advice... although actually I read your post earlier about direction in life, in which I saw you mentioned OCD, which I also suffer from, and we might even have the same theme based on your description. so if you feel comfortable talking about that/have anything you want to talk with me regarding that I can say my thoughts on it, don't feel pressured at all to talk about it though (I didn't bring it up earlier since I was worried as to whether you'd want to talk about it or not)
But yeah, I'm also in the process of thinking about my life trajectory so I hesitate to really give advice on that front, since I think my thoughts on life goals might drastically change as the next few years go on (depending on how things go in America as well)
Oh I would definitely like to talk about that, and thanks for reading my post!
Absolutely, I guess the first thing I'd ask is, is there anything specific about it that you'd want to talk about? Also, have you looked into ERP (exposure and response prevention)?
In either case, maybe some of the following is relatable: assuming we have the same theme, I think one smaller compulsion I had was looking away from the TV/computer/phone whenever an advertisement or show or something had the target of the theme. So one thing that my therapist told me to do at the time was to resist the compulsion to turn my head away. Other (more difficult to tackle) compulsions included me moving really far away from said type of person (off my natural walking trajectory). I try to continue to walk in the direction I was walking as much as possible to counter this. I'm not completely out of the woods yet with this theme, but I think tackling many of my compulsions like this and other examples helped a bit.
Mmm, exposure therapy does sound like the right move, but it just seems very difficult to expose myself without causing great traumatic experiences.
Anything specific? Mmm, you said that living situation advice was out of your purview, but that is kind of the main thing I am concerned about (I have been damned because I live in a pocket between more populated areas, yet where I am has far less resources than a city would have. I should probably get a cab or something to a city (because I cannot drive anymore).
Yeah it's really unfortunate that exposure therapy requires risking the resulting intense (potentially traumatic) discomfort....
Ahh I see. Yeah going to a city seems like it'd definitely give you more opportunity/flexibility to change your current situation, definitely seems like a reasonable option to consider
But costs in cities are awful too (though at least there would be more resources there), so that is definitely a destination for me. Oh, and I need to get my passport from my parents, but I have no idea how (they bought it and refuse to tell me whenever I ask for its location). If only there was a Florida comrade that could help me...
Anyways, what about you? Do you mind sharing more about yourself (if you want to move it to messages rather than this comment section, then we could talk through that avenue).
Ah I see, yeah moving to a city seems like something you are heavily considering trying out, so I really hope you're able to figure something out in terms of passports and transportation and things. it's a worthwhile pursuit for sure
Oh wait, I didn't realize messages were a thing on lemmygrad! I'll head out for now, but I'll send a message later today when I'm free to talk again :)
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Hello hope you find this place enjoyable, thanks for the recommendations too
Hi!! Yes it's been a great experience :D
Thanks! I'll give those 2 a read, welcome
Yayyy hope you enjoy the read!
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