If you come upon a post with a hopeful and positive message about the world or our future, why don't you take a moment to consider these things before you post a negative comment about why people should be afraid and anxious:

What is my motivation? Why do I want to add negativity to this post?

Am I assuming people don't already understand the information I'm adding? Most people are well aware of the issues facing the world, having hope doesn't mean they are hiding their head in the sand, good things exist along with the bad.

Would this be better as a post sent from my own account?

Do I have any helpful solutions people can actually engage in, that they aren't already, or am I just being a Doomsayer?

I know it's scary out there right now, and it's easy to lean towards the negative. People without hope and joy have nothing to fight for. That doesn't mean they don't care, but no one should spend all their time in the darkness, we need light to thrive.

"There is a clandestine #war, with clandestine rules, underlying all of what is going on in #Ukraine"

Hell of an article how the #CIA keeps the #USA and it's allies in the fight in Ukraine while at the same time very much trying to make sure it doesn't spill over or spinning out of control.

Hardest job on earth right now and, as it seems, getting to a dangerous junction.

https://www.newsweek.com/2023/07/21/exclusive-cias-blind-spot-about-ukraine-war-1810355.html

🤭🤭

"Twitter down: Rival Mastodon sees huge increase in users as Elon Musk ‘destroys his site’"

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/twitter-down-mastodon-rival-alternative-elon-musk-numbers-b2368473.html

Dear creators:

please, please, PLEASE set up your own web sites and distribute your work from there.

If you post your work only on Twitter and/or Reddit, it's gonna disappear. Soon.