Lol, snowflakes, coffee doesn't taste the same ... try living in poverty, in war, like hundreds of millions of people live every day of their life.
Ask HN: How are you holding up?
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#312Really badly, but could be worse. I am entirely sure that I have moderate-serious depression since the lock down started. I rely entirely on external structure and physical separation of spaces to keep myself sane. So WFH has been disastrous for me. I have been eating worse, not working out, stopped pursuing hobbies/side projects and have been incredibly unproductive at work. Thankfully, a year of good results prior…
> My country is on the cusp of actual war.
If it means anything ( I hope it does). It's that democracy take a while and wars in Western democratic countries are only a very small probability.
Because people don't want land anymore, as they wanted in the ( for us) distant past.
They want money and trade/work is the best way to get it.
Edit: It's not worldwide applicable. But be hopeful that the right loyalists are a servere minority.
I wish you the best, from Belgium :)
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#313Years ago, I visited the zoo in Central Park in NYC and watched a polar bear, as it swam around and around in a pool. It swam in a triangle, touching the three same points on the wall of the enclosure as it made each circuit. Last month I walked around Greenwich Park in London 125 times, each time following exactly the same route. I thought about that polar bear a lot as I walked.
Reminds me of this poem by Rainer Maria Rilke:
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#314Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think theres that much of a difference. Most of the people who're doing well are staying at home with a partner or family and have a healthy relationship. I can't imagine anyone in my situation of being cut off from almost all human contact (young+single+alone) for 4 months being "better than ever".
> I can't imagine anyone in my situation of being cut off from almost all human contact (young+single+alone) for 4 months being "better than ever". That is me and I feel better than ever.
I too was having a pretty decent time, setting up an apartment I’d moved into right before the pandemic hit my city.
Then recently I traveled and stayed with my GF for three weeks, and now she is here for two weeks, and I’m more tired than ever.
After this my parents will want me to visit, but I will be taking some time to myself in between and have asked my girlfriend to go home a week early.
I want to get back into my nice routine of waking up and making coffee and breakfast and working out, and reading before bed, and working on personal projects after work.
I fear, as much as I like her that she may be far less independent than I am. And it’s a bit troubling. But for now I am just looking forward to being on my own again for a while.
I do miss the office though, I had a nice ten minute walking commute although am happy to be less distracted at work.
It’s all ups and downs really.
I hope GP and everyone else adversely affected by this comes out strong on the other side and is able to receive the help they need or overcome the challenges they face. We’ve all got them, but it’s just different magnitudes on different dimensions of an incredibly complex space.
And spilling my coffee twice would give me a conniption! It’s locally roasted organic gosh darn it!
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#315Earlier quoted context omitted.
The US thing scares me way more. Not in a surprised way, the worlds superpower has been in freefall for some time now, I hope it does what it has been good at throughout its history and reinvents itself into something better. If not, we're all in for a world of hurt.
The US scares me both in Corona terms (cases seem to be moving up whereas in most of the world they've been going down a lot), and in terms of what looks to me like extreme entitlement of the police forces, literally demanding the right to kill people, rejecting any attempt at accountability, and attacking peaceful protesters against police violence. Several US police forces make it look like the only way forward is…
The Police thing is just a symptom of deeper ills. But I think if these ills can be remedied, the rest of the patient has a greater chance of surviving.
Re: Ask HN: How are you holding up?
#316Really badly, but could be worse. I am entirely sure that I have moderate-serious depression since the lock down started. I rely entirely on external structure and physical separation of spaces to keep myself sane. So WFH has been disastrous for me. I have been eating worse, not working out, stopped pursuing hobbies/side projects and have been incredibly unproductive at work. Thankfully, a year of good results prior…
something which might help is sticking to regular meal times, sleep times, and wake times. it will help regulate your system
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#317Earlier quoted context omitted.
> the US India :( (though I stay in the US) We just had a minor skirmish with China with around 60 deaths total. The messaging from China is very similar to the run-up to the 1962 war.
This isn't meant to be a provocative question: What's the messaging from India been like?
India is actually being quite slow in their response. The general feeling seems to be that India doesn't want escalation, but also do not want to be seen as being bullied by China.
The situation right now is being described as 'tense but calm'.
China changed all of the nation's maps to now include an added claim on a new piece of land in Ladakh. China also works very closely with their new proxy Govt (Oli's Nepal). So, at the same time Nepal is also changing their maps and laying claim on new land that they did not previously stake claim to.
So now technically India is occupying Chinese property, and they China been clear in wanting to use force to claim it.
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#318Earlier quoted context omitted.
> cusp of actual war Yeah But, India and China are quite seriously considering war right now. No joke.
The situation is unprecedented, yes, but war is not going to happen. Physical war, unless you are in crisis states which are fighting among themselves, is very rare. War among nuclear powered nations will also be difficult to ignite. Despite the bravado of 'an eye for an eye' every politician cares about their future. Modi won't start a war with China and China won't with Modi. China is already on a backfoot about th…
I don't know if it's unprecedented, they were at war less than 60 years ago:
Re: Ask HN: How are you holding up?
#319Really badly, but could be worse. I am entirely sure that I have moderate-serious depression since the lock down started. I rely entirely on external structure and physical separation of spaces to keep myself sane. So WFH has been disastrous for me. I have been eating worse, not working out, stopped pursuing hobbies/side projects and have been incredibly unproductive at work. Thankfully, a year of good results prior…
> My country is on the cusp of actual war. If it means anything ( I hope it does). It's that democracy take a while and wars in Western democratic countries are only a very small probability. Because people don't want land anymore, as they wanted in the ( for us) distant past. They want money and trade/work is the best way to get it. Edit: It's not worldwide applicable. But be hopeful that the right loyalists are a s…
Sadly it's not western and the opposition is not democratic.
I am talking about India and China.
Re: Ask HN: How are you holding up?
#320Really badly, but could be worse. I am entirely sure that I have moderate-serious depression since the lock down started. I rely entirely on external structure and physical separation of spaces to keep myself sane. So WFH has been disastrous for me. I have been eating worse, not working out, stopped pursuing hobbies/side projects and have been incredibly unproductive at work. Thankfully, a year of good results prior…
Hey screye, mid-March to mid-June was shit for me, too. Nearly 2 months of not being able to exercise outdoors. Stress eating & drinking. I had multiple meltdowns, some of which bled into my work. I somehow managed to not get fired. In my own way, I'm right there with you. If you need someone to listen w/o judgement, and to tell you "yeah, that does indeed suck", feel free to reach out. I had some people to lean on a…
Thanks for the offer mate. I really appreciate the general outpour of support within this community.
I am happy to say I have a really supportive group around me, so I do get to vent every once in a while. This week is a bit rough, but I should be able to find time to reach out on the weekend.
Being able to confide in a stranger like this is strangely comforting. If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know.
Despite never having met you, one thing about Covid that is absolutely true, is that 'we are in this together'. There is a sense of camaraderie having faced a common challenge.