Living paycheck to paycheck doesn't necessarily have to FEEL miserable. Capital just encourages that. - Lemmy.World

I am obviously not saying people should be exploited, I am saying given the current conditions, one shouldn’t force themselves to be miserable, ashamed because they don’t physically have tons of money in the bank, or owe money, or whatever – if you are “”““just making ends meet””“” [a phrase that basically means, getting an A or B on the test of paying all your necessarily bills etc], it is as though you are expected, DEMANDED to vaguely feel like shit every day you’re not Wolf of Wall Street. I am obviously not saying either that it isn’t a bummer i can’t buy a telescope or book a cruise right now. If you watch commercials, everyone lives in a damn magazine, and that’s probably not good for the psyche to see. I am speaking broadly of the gray shroud that regularly having <$20 in the bank feels like it casts upon us: it is literally fake. to paraphrase karl pilkington, money is just something you have in case you don’t die tomorrow. your bank account is a pane in the settings screen, not a constant HUD. Many with good intentions denote it as being a miserable, thankless, deprived way of life - and sure yeah, in a sense. I am trying to not make the boring point about ‘happiness is possible anytime’ ‘who cares about concert tickets’ ‘they make it seem miserable to sell doordash’ etc but – I noticed myself just instinctively literally physically hanging my head the other day - because I was thinking about how I wanted to buy a thing. Which is insane? Why should I feel like shit about that? The story we tell ourselves about what our currency management MEANS about ourselves – about EVERY FIBER of EVERY MOOD, at times – is ARTIFICIAL. I was moping around a lil tonight because, seemingly, I wasn’t living in a resort. That is an INSANE standard to have for yourself. (You can shift into the lens of letting yourself feel things like you are in a resort, however.)

I can't believe it's literally 2025 and still no TWOW - Lemmy.World

i was in high school in 2014 eagerly awaiting GRRM’s new year announcement…i would’ve passed out if you told me it wouldn’t be out still after OVER TEN YEARS i blame D+D. you should too. i can’t even comprehend trying to watch the later seasons of the show: the tone is fucking vile. the tone is fucking le epic twitter bants instead of rich medieval political drama. dumb cunts. is there even an expectation of it anymore? it feels like the series is just…gone from cultural memory. for obvious reasons.

What happened to techbros from the 90s to now? - Lemmy.World

I think your average geek used to be like, somewhat academic and erudite and into arcane knowledge and had some level of good faith of wanting to engage in discussion Now it’s all frauds and absolutely braindead elon stans and crypto dipshits and conservative freaks and people who enjoy and defend watching big tech destroy everything.

Do normal people mute the ads or just let the television keep going? - Lemmy.World

I diligently mute them, I’m a freak I cannot stand them. But from the nature of many people’s complaints about ads, it seems like they listen to them and want to retain the words they’ve said?

A 7 day workweek becomes the global standard. How do you cope? - Lemmy.World

suicide? appreciating the good moments of the day without thinking about the wider hell you’re in, somehow?

Many TV stations put a banner ad in the picture these days - Lemmy.World

(ignore the old TV) an ESPN+ exclusive fight has literally nothing to do with the football

What websites still feel like the old internet? - Lemmy.World

cozy 90s BBS forums, obscure blogs, etc.

The Pentagon Wants to Use AI to Create Deepfake Internet Users - Lemmy.World

Police guarding grocery stores in the wake of Helene - Lemmy.World