• @BrotherL0v3@lemmy.world
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    497 months ago

    Because, goddammit, a better world is possible! A lot of the time shit sucks and everything is expensive and I wanna just go to bed and never wake up.

    But most of my problems are problems millions or even billions of other people struggle with, and those don’t get solved by opting out of life.

    What’s more, those problems are man-made. They’re the result of systems designed by mortal men just like me.

    So, I stay alive. Because the only way to out-vote, out-number, overpower, and / or annihilate those bastards is to be alive.

    • CashewNut 🏴󠁢󠁥󠁧󠁿
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      -47 months ago

      a better world is possible!

      No it isn’t.

      Because the only way to out-vote, out-number, overpower, and / or annihilate those bastards is to be alive.

      One person railing against 7B isn’t going to do shit.

      Life and the world are a lost cause. In my 20s I thought I could do something about it. Now at 40 I realise I’m impotent against the world.

        • Stantana
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          27 months ago

          Is it possible that people could give up after actually trying to make an effort and see that it’s worthless, or would you say that nobody ever bother to even try?

  • @banana_meccanica@feddit.it
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    197 months ago

    Honestly I don’t know, I give up on life time ago, then this last year I start “living” again by having a daily activies and job. But I deal with this like someone dead inside, I don’t feel any joy. I am not even looking for a goal. I see nothing in other people, I interact with then know that i get forget as soon the day end. I am just too scared to kill myself.

  • radix
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    7 months ago

    It feels nice to bike and feel the wind in your hair and huddle into your jacket keeping you warm. I also actively take breaks from playing video games to sit and feel intense gratitude and happiness toward the game. And oranges are absolutely delicious, and singing loud makes me feel alive.

    I also like finding flowers in springtime (and putting them into my journal) and seeing/hearing great big flocks of crows in the autumn. Those are seasonal though, not a daily pleasure that keeps me going no matter what.

  • @neomachino@lemmy.world
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    167 months ago

    It used to be various substances but now it’s making sure my kid has all the happiness and love that I wish I had growing up and the smile on my wife’s face when she sees how happy I’ve become

  • MamboGator
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    137 months ago

    The alternative still seems a little bit worse for now.