I love to come here, I love to be among other leftists, but holy shit y'all have to stop posting over the top terrifying titles all the time for your posts. I'm lucky enough that I'm relatively stable in my employment and I can float by on anti anxiety medication and shit.

But when you post things like THE LEFT IS FUCKED and WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE on here, you are not helping people. That kind of thing can really fuck up someone's day or night or week, and you can put someone who's already pretty anxious on edge even further. And given that we're all a bunch of left-wing overly smart overly anxious people anyway, I can guarantee that ruins someone's day. And not in a good way, it can send them in a spiral of depression or anxiety, or can make it worse. And DOES make it worse.

Maybe you sincerely feel this way. I get it. I want to be able to support you and I want you to still be able to be heard and speak up. I want you to still post. I want you to post threads. But please think about what your title is first? Think about how it will impact other people? It really can make a huge difference.

  • gayhobbes [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Nah, that's the right-wing dad part of your brain talking. You can be realistic and provide a sober analysis without upsetting people. People are useless when they're terrified--they either slip into depression or they become hysterical. You can tell people to be prepared without telling them to be afraid.

    • TheDeed [he/him, comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      I can agree with that, thinking about it more. Tbh I am an anxious dude myself and freaked out this morning and started looking to gun ownership and stuff

      But I also feel like I would be freaked out anyway because of the current state of things, even without chapo. But it is a good point, we can tone it down for sake of looking out out for one another’s sanity

      • gayhobbes [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        This is actually a beautiful exchange, man, because this is how it goes. Your anxiety tells you that we have to be serious and not deny the truth and be prepared, but what's true is that you CAN be serious, and you CAN know the truth and be prepared, and you can do so while not setting off the anxiety of others. Anxiety wants to spread. It wants to feel vindicated. It wants to infect.

        I want to be here for you to keep from letting that anxiety eat your brain. You can be healthy and prepared and get ready for the worst case, while still preaching hope and keeping that flame alive. As a little boy terrorized by his father, sometimes the worst came to pass, often it didn't. He twisted me into a bundle of nerves and forced me to stop trusting everyone. I defy him by spreading care and vigilance and trust.

        • Budwig_v_1337hoven [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          As a little boy terrorized by his father, sometimes the worst came to pass, often it didn’t. He twisted me into a bundle of nerves and forced me to stop trusting everyone. I defy him by spreading care and vigilance and trust.

          I just want to say, I love this so much, probably because I can relate to an uncomfortable degree, but thank you for putting these words together, that's beautiful. Much love <3