Need a politics-free safe space? It’s called “going for a walk”

  • bug@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Firstly, that sounds like a shit situation to be in, so please don’t think I’m dismissing your struggles here.

    I don’t live in the same country as you and I have no power to even slightly affect your political situation. I read enough bad news about stuff that I at least have a chance to get involved in that sometimes I want to read some funnies on the internet without having to read about another shit situation. It’s not because I don’t care, it’s because it’s not worth stressing out further about something I cannot do anything about.

    So yeah, that’s why people don’t want so see US politics everywhere. Just because something is very important doesn’t mean it’s very important to everyone.

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        1 year ago

        Do you want to see people suffering? Because that’s fucked up.

        • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]@hexbear.net
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          1 year ago

          The bare minimum you can do is listen when someone is in pain and stand witness when they are under attack. I want to see when people are suffering, so I can figure out how to help, or at very least show solidarity. Obviously I can’t take this in at all hours of every day, but that’s time I spend alone or with an IRL friend, not on an online messaging board.

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            1 year ago

            Other way round for me, my IRL time contains the serious shit, I come online for escapism

            • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]@hexbear.net
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              1 year ago

              I don’t know why you would go on the “people talking about events” platform and being surprised people are talking about events that aren’t happy. That’s just poor planning. I mean yeah, be there for your friends, but you should be able to have light or pleasant conversation pretty often, and steer away from troubling topics when you aren’t up for it, far easier than online.