We haven’t even made it to January 20 (Trump inauguration). We already have major fires in our second largest city, terrorist attacks, talk of invading Greenland/Panama/Canada. almost no one talking about what we really need to do to cut carbon. Hospitals are full in my area and people talk about washing hands, but not about masking. I am already so weary. I don’t know what is going to happen after January 21.
At least it won’t be as bad as 2026.
well if a luigi copycat appears in the news and they find on him a fake ID naming him mario nintendioni, you know its me…
You know
its meit’s a me…FTFY
2025 is the year my arduous journey of radicalization has been completed.
So +1 for personal growth.
2025 has been pretty good so far. Helps not to be an American.
Focus on what you can control is pretty cliche advice, but it really is all you can do in situations like this. Something I’ve started doing is a “news diet” where I sit down on Monday and basically skim through the last week of political news. Then I just try and ignore political news as much as possible until the next Monday. It’s not a perfect system, but it helps deal with the fire hose style news coverage the media gives to Trump.
This should be taught honestly. You can be a good person and want positive change without making everything your concern. It’s called compassion fatigue.
This should be taught honestly.
What OTHER way would it be taught? Dishonestly? Sneakily?
I’m crashing the fuck out guys. I’ve put up with these shenanigans for way too long. I am now just waiting for whatever pushes me passed the edge.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Dude I was tired of 2025 nine goddamn years ago.
Yes I am exhausted. Most of all I am exhausted by the rapid rush to capitulate to and appease trump.
eyup but honestly the end of 2024 already exhausted me.
Fuuuuck yes.
I’ve been sick for six weeks so all of January has been an endless round of trying to work, not being able to work, and going to the doctor for another note for work. I might have atypical whooping cough and am waiting for results. I do not have a cough but my immunologist friend tells me the spectrum of symptoms is wide, and it doesn’t always include coughing. I am vaccinated of course. But yeah, 14 days of January of not being able to talk above a whisper is fun.
Gotta focus on what you personally have control over. We can’t directly influence the way other people behave, especially those we don’t know. Refocus on how you can help (and be helped by) people in your own community and you will feel much better.
If you’re not sure where to start just do an internet search for “mutual aid [your city/region]” and show up to an in-person event. That should get the ball rolling.
Feel free to crosspost to !AskUSA@discuss.online
I don’t know what is going to happen after January 21.
You wake uo and realize its all just a nightmare. Surely reality cannot be this absurd? Right?
I mean this all feels like a movie.
Assassinations?
Convicted felon getting elected president?
CEO getting shot
Random Coup in South Korea out of nowhere
Wtf, this has got to be some weird dream, way too close to a movie plot, so this has got to be the brain making ship up based on movie plots.
The time will come and we’ll wake up from this terrible dream, right? Right?
