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AbsoluteChicagoDog Apr 4, 2024

How to deal with living in a world with no future without being high 24/7?

How to deal with living in a world with no future without being high 24/7? - lemm.ee

Been high nonstop for years. I realize it’s bad for my health. But at least being high feels good. My future is on a planet becoming increasingly unhabitable, under a government becoming increasingly fascist, doing nothing but working and still not being able to afford rent or food, never traveling, never making real friends much less finding a life partner, water quickly becoming a luxury, and with zero chance of ever retiring. So why even bother?

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givesomefucks Apr 4, 2024

Think globally, act locally

As said by Paulie Shore in his environmental documentary Biodome.

If everyone did that we’d be fine as a species, but not enough do. Don’t get so stressed out about the stuff we can’t change to not help change stuff you can.

Our brains don’t care about the scale, it’ll help if you do something no matter how small.

And that gives you the mental bandwidth to care about big shit again.

You have to moderate how many fucks you give or you’ll run out.

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spankinspinach

This is the best advice I’ve adopted recently for exactly the same perception. Focus on your life, maybe do your best to have a positive impact on the things that worry you. Decrease your engagement with the news cycle - know what’s going on, but only as much as you can handle without it affecting your mental health.

Learn to trust that things will be ok, even if you’re not entirely convinced they will. It may not solve the problems, but your sanity matters too