I’m now vegetarian and I have to say I have a lot of respect for your use of empathy to understand their position. Personally as someone who’s been on both sides over my life that I think we get wayyyy more shit than we dish out. It makes some of us resentful being frankly bullied at times as the minority. People are very defensive of their habits, and that’s fine. I’m not so aggressive and understand people change on their own time.

It’s either meth or maga mind, typically, but there is admittedly much overlap.

And just to add, I don’t mean to say that worry and anxiety aren’t useful states of mind – they can help you prepare for uncertainty in the future, but it HAS to be kept in check or it will control you instead of being a signal to action as I think was intended.

Touch grass.

No, seriously. I know most people use this as an insult but in this case I think there is a lot of benefit to re-balancing your time and getting offline. As a general rule, the further away the turmoil, the less impact you can actually have on its outcome. So why build up anxiety over something that is limited to your ability to control? Take that anxiety and put it in your immediate world. Your home, your physical health (diet, meditation, sleep, exercise). Get new hobbies like learning a musical instrument, go out on hikes. Find locla community.

I get one may not wish to bury their head in the sand but you need to strike a balance. If you still want to get active, then go to protests and join local political communities that align with your beliefs. It helps a lot. Focus on what you have more agency over and you’ll feel better. Things like diet and exercise and getting out into nature all directly reduce anxiety and improve mood; that’s a fact.

I think Europa because if I remember right it’s one of the most likely spots for life?

Ah man, that’s a tough call. Personally we’re only moving if the place we move to has some potential for homesteading and self-sustainability to ride out this storm. These next years are going to be pretty turbulent to say the least. We’re laying low and living below our means.

To me the real question is: is your income recession proof? (eg, medicine or some essential service that even survived covid). Because we’re in a silent recession now, likely headed for a depression or major stagflation.

The Movement - Remember

This song hit at the right time in my life and I had it practically on repeat for over a year. Rest of their stuff just didn’t grab me like say practically every Stick Figure song did.

Correct. Some simply require a permanent albeit humane separation from civil society. Anders Breivik is an example of this.

Get survival and homesteading books (eg, foxfire, sas survival handbook), and find a set of book encyclopedias in addition to the offline pc suggestions here.

Have a meet-up plan with family and close friends in a comms blackout.

Survivorship bias. Right-wing propaganda. These people, they’re not deep thinkers.

I can’t speak for Romania specifically but I’m sure it’s like anywhere and especially America – there is no such thing as a merit-based society / meritocracy, flaws with that alone aside.

From one human to another, yes I feel valued within my family. Beyond that? Not so much.

I’ve had you tagged for some time for past discussions I found dubious and recognize by sight your name now but don’t stop posting what you believe; I still want to hear what you say unlike others who just seem like trolls or bots. I often agree even. I don’t want an echo chamber; I want ideas challenged in both directions.

haha yeah, been there. They’re swarming with either human or computer Pro-Russian/China bots and venture out oftentimes to spread more propaganda.

Yes. It’s the same reason I migrated my party banner from Republicans to Democrats over the decades. No longer wanted to be associated with the prevailing winds of those coalescing beneath it.

But also, I didn’t ask them to move; rather, I posited the question of whether or not they could.

I joined, Lemmy.ml was the main/recommended instance. Now you all hate it.

Hated for good reason, as you point out in your second paragraph partly for tankies and China/Russo propaganda bots.

Though it raises a question for cases like yours: is account migration to another instance possible?

I’m pretty sure Flying Squid did exactly this with his family but he’s been off Lemmy for over a year now. Not sure if he responds to dms or what not

Pizza flavor one was the only one worth eating back in the day but I haven’t eaten them in years.

Haha oh yeah I played lots of medic and scout but mostly engi!

I launched TFC and went into a dead 2fort server not long ago. That was a major blast of nostalgia I can’t even begin to describe. Dustbowl, Well, Avanti, Badlands, etc. Good times and I think my first online mp experience.

That and Battlefield on bonus.com back in the day.

The night we met - Lord Huron

Arms of an Angel, Sarah McLaughlan

Youth of the Nation - POD (kind of like Adam’s Song).

World at Large - Modest Mouse

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel (based on Anne Franke).

To Build a Home - Cinematic Orchestra

There were some others already mentioned. Very powerful.