Zaleramancer

joined 11 months ago
[–] Zaleramancer@beehaw.org 1 points 5 months ago

I'm so tired of seeing people ask things like this. Is there no number of things I can block to be able to scroll through a feed and learn a few interesting things, see some fun questions and remember what it's like to not associate people talking with existential dread?

Fine, you want solutions, destroy capitalism. Organize locally, find insitustions in your community you like and take care of them. Build communal bonds that help fight the atmosphere of divisive fear, and allow people to effectively work together towards shared goals that are counter to that of oligarchs.

[–] Zaleramancer@beehaw.org 5 points 5 months ago

Yeah, the constant news coverage is why I have blocked every news community on here, and still the villain pursues me.

[–] Zaleramancer@beehaw.org 8 points 5 months ago

You seem to be handling this in a really caustic way. Maybe take some time to self-reflect and come back in two weeks? You may be able to get unbanned if you chill a bit.

[–] Zaleramancer@beehaw.org 1 points 5 months ago

I'm using Obsidian. The minimal size makes syncing faster, and I enjoy the mobile interface.

[–] Zaleramancer@beehaw.org 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I am sufficiently weird that delve isn't an especially obscure word for me to drop in a random conversation. My partner and I are likely to just use stuff like "Pontificate" at random, so, I feel weird about this.

[–] Zaleramancer@beehaw.org 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Depends on how detailed the advice can be. Probably to find my current partner as soon as possible, so we could help each other.

[–] Zaleramancer@beehaw.org 1 points 5 months ago

The tagline doesn't make it clear that the community is pro-AI, just that they talk about Generative AI. There's lots of room there for critical discussion.

[–] Zaleramancer@beehaw.org 1 points 5 months ago

???? being anti-ai is liberal now?

[–] Zaleramancer@beehaw.org 2 points 5 months ago

People, as a group, never understand what they want in media. That's why writing and art are skills you have to practice.

Also, if people guess what's going to happen in a story then, congrats, you passed basic foreshadowing. It's not clever to swerve like that, it just shows a lack of intentionality and vision.

[–] Zaleramancer@beehaw.org 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

This article fails to address one of the main causes I see people list for not having kids. It's, "Is it okay for me to bring a kid into a world this fucked up?"

A lot of young people are deeply certain that they're going to have to live through an ecological collapse and climate disasters. Why would they want to have a child, and be constantly faced with the fact that their kid is going to have a worse life than them. That their grandkids may not know what seasons were like?

It's also so ridiculously expensive now. It's not worth it.

[–] Zaleramancer@beehaw.org 2 points 6 months ago

Lay down for a minute, close your eyes and just let your brain babble about shit for a bit. Then, pick one at random and try to start it. Maybe try to find something engaging to think about, because then you'll be more comfortable with doing stuff.

[–] Zaleramancer@beehaw.org 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I'm also using Syncthing to sync up my notes between my laptop and phone. It's been great! Less Google doc use.

 

Hello all!

I've been trying to ween myself off of the news cycle lately, so I've been looking into apps that I can use instead. Right now, I'm trying out WikWok, which is a free app that presents you with random wikipedia articles in a feed you can swipe through. It's been nice because theres fewer jumpscare news articles and it's kind of soothing.

I learned about a kind of pottery called Fretwork because of this. It's a type of historical pottery where they put ground glass into the clay to create something visually quite similar to porcelain.

What are apps (Android, IOS, w/e) that you are using to manage stuff or entertain yourself in a healthy way?

 

Hey all, I have ADHD and insomnia! I've tried some things, but, I'm really hoping someone has advice on how to keep a schedule. I always end up slipping around until I have to do some kind of grueling "all-dayer" or something to put myself back on track.

Thoughts? Tricks? Wisdom? I'm all ears.

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