Irish FrogNov 2
MostlyHarmless
My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane.
Nov 2 at 6:55amWeb
Show threadJohn GreyNov 2
@MostlyHarmless It is a fine line we walk.
Show threadmxkNov 2
@MostlyHarmless I choose information over sanity 🤪
Show threadEstarriol, lucozade dragonNov 2

@MostlyHarmless

I second this truth.

Show threadKnitronomiconNov 2
@MostlyHarmless Always. Alas.
Show threadxs4me2Nov 2

@MostlyHarmless

Mostly because of the continuous display of stupidity is my observation…

Correction, evil and stupidity.

Show threadOtownKimNov 2
@xs4me2 @MostlyHarmless 🎯
Show threadNiceMicroNov 2

@MostlyHarmless luckily, Marcus Aurelius already freed us from the obligation to have a take on everything.

"You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control."

Or, as Rick Sanchez (of Rick and Morty) said it: "Just don't think about it".

Helps keep sanity.

Show threadChris RealNov 2

@MostlyHarmless

Every day, there is ONE event that then becomes covered by the MSN and dozens of podcast commenters (who replay the same clip) and all the evening comedy personalities.

My solution is to move on as soon as I get the gist, then return to a movie.

It's the repetition of reactions that numbs the mind with horror.

Also, physical activity is a good antidote for the feeling of maddening powerlessness . . .

Show threadChrisRNov 2
@MostlyHarmless So hard to look away from a slow motion crash (of the world, perhaps)!
Show threadcaseyjonesedNov 2
@MostlyHarmless I’m only watching Guy’s Grocery Games until Tuesday night.
Show threadMsMeropeNov 3
@caseyjonesed @MostlyHarmless
that was my go to show during the 2020 lockdown - I can't bear to watch it now🤷‍♀️
Show threadOtownKimNov 2
@MostlyHarmless You aren't kidding. It's a tricky thing
Show threadLord Caramac the Clueless, KSCNov 2
@MostlyHarmless Sanity is overrated.
Show threadVickie GrayNov 2
@MostlyHarmless As a Canadian, I endorse this message.
Show threadAnts Are EverywhereNov 2
@MostlyHarmless if it's out of your hands and an impending event, then it's okay to step away or moderate what you look at.
Show threadItoshi no FoxyDonuts 🏳️‍⚧️Nov 2
@MostlyHarmless Mood
Show threadAurin AzadîNov 2
@MostlyHarmless Same, same.
Show threadKeith IveyNov 2
@MostlyHarmless @veleau_monica Surprisingly the cartoon dates from the 1990s.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/how-to-stay-sane-as-a-cartoonist-in-trumpland
How to Stay Sane as a Cartoonist in Trumpland

David Sipress on how he has coped since the Inauguration of Donald Trump, and on drawing cartoons about news and topical events.

The New Yorker
Show threadRobin FrostNov 2
@MostlyHarmless I've felt that way for about 4 years now. Well said friend well said.
Show threadBen PearmanNov 2
@MostlyHarmless The problem is that we're all getting "well informed" from people with hidden agendas. The only true way forward is to ignore established press and find the real answers in places like this. To wit, I stood up against CP and I lost my entire life, do you think I give two shits about culture news?
Show threadTeedi P.Nov 2
@MostlyHarmless Same. I'm sure this election crap's only exacerbated my stress level (and why my immune system's in the toilet today), but there are slivers of hope in between the lines that I need to know about. I definitely don't have the power to do much, but I'm damn sure going to do what I CAN whenever possible.
Show threadLAURENNov 2
@MostlyHarmless @CosmicTraveler That about sums it up
Show threadDwight Williams (💉 x9) + 😷Nov 3
@MostlyHarmless Same here.
Show threadDebbie BelairNov 4
@MostlyHarmless Yeah, that's a good one!