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[โ€“] darthsundhaft@piefed.social 12 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

People at work keep asking me what I do on my free time and I always tell them the same thing and after a while, they start to look at me funny even though they're the one's asking me the same question expecting a different answer.

I see little reason to travel rn given things happening everywhere. Can't afford nice things rn because of everything going on rn. Like honestly, tf kind of answer do people want from me?

It's my shitty life. Go fuck off with yours if you give such a damn about what I do all day.

[โ€“] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 hours ago

They want us to pretend like they are but how? How do you pretend everything is fine!?