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[–] rab@lemmy.ca 33 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

My random list

  • climate change, I live in BC and summers are literally apocalyptic, ash raining from the sky and can't even see the sun

  • loss of biodiversity which is plainly obvious with every passing year. Recently drove to Alaska without having to clean bugs off windshield

  • clearcut forest no matter where you look

  • never getting my own house despite "doing everything right" and well above average income

  • one bag of groceries is like $100

  • never having kids or a family, obvious reasons

  • no real friends since I graduated college, social media ruined everything

  • friends I had are priced out and are thousands of km away, or dead

  • housing so fucked that I have spent the last five years looking for a rental that allows a cat and still looking, I feel like if I just had a cat I would be so much happier

  • aging population and constantly going to funerals

  • various addictions I've lost control over since pandemic

  • cost of travel increasing exponentially so that's coming to an abrupt end too

  • impossible to go outside without reminder of total societal collapse, teslas cruising around on streets full of homeless people

  • haven't seen a doctor in years because there are none

  • have to go to work in 10 minutes but didn't get a wink of sleep last night or the night before it, this is probably the main reason this comment was so whiny

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You're not whiny. Don't denigrate yourself the way boomers bullied you to. Your feelings and concerns obviously do matter.

[–] rab@lemmy.ca 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Maybe later I'll edit the post with a list of things I'm grateful for because there are a lot of them, too

[–] objectionist@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

hi! it’s been about three hours since you posted this. you doing better?

[–] rab@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Appreciate you checking in, I actually called out sick today and going to spend the day in the forest to recharge a bit.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Hey if you ever end up getting a place that allows cats, please get two. When you are away at work they can socialize with each other. I'm not saying having only one cat is animal abuse or anything, it's just better to have two.

[–] PopShark@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I need to be doing that more often. Thanks for the inspiration.

[–] rab@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

It's a great exercise on mindfulness which is incredibly important at least for my brain. Rather than trying to hike the longest distance sometimes it's better to sit completely still for an extended period of time and allow the birds to get used to your presence. It's quite humbling when the patience pays off.