The Picard Maneuver

A reminder

https://lemmy.world/post/47104969

May 20 at 12:59pmWeb
Show threadHondMay 20
Hi, I’ve lost control of my live. :)
Show threadSeductiveTortoiseMay 20
So where can I get this robot, please?
Show threadmagnetosphereMay 20
My online life is much, much better since I taught myself to avoid drama and rage bait. I recommend it to everyone.
Show threadGonzakoMay 20
Forgive me father, for I have engaged with a rage baiter
Show threadmagnetosphereMay 20
It happens to the best of us. Fortunately, most are pretty obvious, but a few are very subtle and “good” at it.
Show threadsamus12345May 20
Your mother…she’s older than you!
Show threadThe Picard ManeuverMay 20

Seriously. I strive to embrace that 00’s way of thinking where “the internet is not a real place.” It should be a fun hobby and additive to your life, not central, and it’s definitely not worth letting it bait you into drama or the hysterics of the week.

Show threadZacryonMay 20
It can help to wake up in the morning. Gets the blood flowing.
Show threadbinarytobisMay 20
That feeling when you reply to a bunch of highly charged comments just before going to bed, then wake up to reply notifications. 😔
Show threadWhats_your_reasoningMay 20

Arguments online are fine, it’s the constant news reminding me of the shitty state of the world that brings me down.

I’m tempted to make an alternate Lemmy account, so I can keep this one (where I’m subscribed to news communities) and another that’s just light-hearted stuff, with all news communities blocked.

I just need a break from it all. The shit storm is never ending.

Show threadRemember_the_toothMay 21
Show threadcholesterolMay 21
But reading comments is the only thing that interrupts the doomscrolling.