terradragon

joined 2 weeks ago
[–] terradragon@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Uncle Iroh's quotes always give me goosebumps man

[–] terradragon@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Appreciating the little things is definitely underrated. Thanks for the comment my dragon friend.

[–] terradragon@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 hours ago

Thanks for the idea bro. I had never considered filtering news. I didn't think news would get to my head, but clearly it did.

[–] terradragon@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think they're mutually exclusive

[–] terradragon@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 hours ago

Agreed! Though as a sidenote 'personal carbon footprint' is also fossil fuel propaganda in a way (not implying we shouldn't be conscious about our carbon impact)

[–] terradragon@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks for the thoughtful and elaborate response. I hadn't heard such a critique on 80k hours before, though I still think their resources on problem profiles and existential risk analysis are quite useful.

 

Sometimes I feel like whatever I'd do it won't be enough. What/where I buy or where I donate seem trivial in the larger scheme of things. From extreme power concentration to world hunger. From climate change to AI safety. Too many things that I'd like to change, but I feel powerless sometimes. The feeling comes coupled with a sense of guilt of not doing enough and not being enough. Do you guys get this feeling too? How do you deal with it?

I do believe in the necessity of optimism in order to affect change, but sometimes hope is hard to cultivate. How do you guys keep your optimism up?

Thanks for reading my mini-rant.

Also, the meme is not OC

[–] terradragon@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

How was work there? Why'd you leave?

 

Asalaamu Aleykum brothers and sisters,

Will you be able to fast that day? I know it's midsummer and it might be difficult for most people... But lemmy users aren't most people I guess

[–] terradragon@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

I had the same issue, and was looking for a solution. Funny thing is that I wasn't able to see this comment either because it's marked as English. Maybe it would be useful for others facing the same issue if you could edit the comment and mark the language as 'Undetermined'

[–] terradragon@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's an old post, but still thought I'd comment and ask if you're planning on Sacrificing this year or not?