we've been abandoned by our government (not that they cared anyways), and we're forced to go to work because of that fact. Individualism and american exceptionalism has poisoned the country, no one gives a fuck about each other, and we're all gonna fucking die because of some fucking rich colonials that thought we were special

  • AliceBToklas [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    i'm having stress dreams about it. not loving this whole thing but I've been staying home for a long time so at least i'm used to that. but my housemates aren't really staying home because retail and restaurant so it's pretty bullshit.

    • The_word_of_dog [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Oh yeah, any dream that has other people in it 100% of the time now involve me freaking out if they are standing too close.

      My nightmares involve me literally just going to restaurants or bars and people getting too close to my face.

      We're going to be like this forever. They have scarred our psyche.

      • AliceBToklas [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        It's definitely worse for people who already saw capitalism as a horrible death cult because now we're just seeing how right we were but also just how many people will die because of it.

      • sappho [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        I'm having the same thing. Every dream starts normal and then at some point I remember the pandemic, realize I'm very close to a bunch of people without any of us wearing masks, and then panic. Last night I dreamed I was on a date until I had this moment, and then (horror of horrors) the girl proudly informed me she was an anti-masker.

        I do wonder a lot how it will feel when people can get closer to each other again. Right now I want to hug every single friend I have but maybe once it gets down to it, it'll seem too scary still.