Official Kakistocracy Jester 🪓So, does anyone have any successful coping mechanisms for dealing with this stupid ass timeline?
Roknrol
Corvid CroneWeed
Acceptance that laws are arbitrarily and unfairly enforced - just do what you need to in order to not draw the eye of sauron
Crocheting a granny square blanket - no one can take your skills away - they only degrade from disuse
More weed
No alcohol
Anime shows - live action is too real
Play - you need to remember or learn how to play without objectives
Plants near your "spot" (desk, couch, kitchen, wherever you spend more than three hours)
More weed
@CorvidCrone @roknrol unfortunately, I’m subject to random drug testing at work, so weed is out.
@OGJester @CorvidCrone Oh, that blows 😔
@CorvidCrone I am fixing up a classic car, which is definitely a spendy hobby @roknrol
Colorblind Cowboy@OGJester oh, sure, you had to put “successful” in there. 😅
Naw, I mean, making art helps me a lot. I forget about everything else for a bit. Reading too.
Outersider 🇵🇸@OGJester This may not count as coping defense mechanism, but it is a healthy way to help our mental health by volunteering various mutual aid projects such as FoodNotBombs. I do think doing more political praxis IRL helps alot; although, I empathize why not everyone have the time & resources to do so.
But yeah, I been listening & making music. I watched the recent episode of Jojo Bizarre Adventure & The Amazing Digital Circus.
Lastly, there's really big good news lately that plenty of people missed out on such as another Starbucks Union victory, the collapse of Sora Ai & an embarrassing death of Charlie Kirk's mentor from a ridiculous pickleball incident.
I get some positive news from discord in both Anark & GeneralStrikeUS servers, if you are curious.
@Outersider Thank you for that. I do have a few of my own little methods to try to stay sane, but the general insanity that exists everywhere is often overwhelming. I find that simply talking with other sane people is probably the most cathartic for me.
The kid in me still really wants to graffiti highway overpasses, but I got kids and bills and shit.
BlueDot ❌️👑Show up at your local No Kings protest on Saturday, with a friend who's never been to a demonstration. Vote for the most progressive candidate in a primary election. Boycott a corporation that collaborates with the fascists and tell them you're doing it.
@BlueDot Already planning on or have already done all of the above! 😎