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Re: I Miss My Bar

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Post by corobo »

globular-toast wrote: post #65
leehuffman wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Maybe it's the rural setup where I'm from Nah, it’s almost certainly (at least in this context) your privilege. I should hope that you’d never have your income, overnight, ganked out from under you. Not to mention the dozens of other hard working, honest humans on your payroll. I also hope nobody has the completely disconnected uppity spirit to post paragraphs of text telling you why you’re worthless, as you’re inh…

Eh? Are you suggesting this site is for bar owners . You parent and probably everyone else is assuming the perspective of a bar patron.

You guys know people lost their jobs during the pandemic right?

Re: I Miss My Bar

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Post by whywhywhywhy »

74d-fe6-2c6 wrote: post #82
wayanon wrote: post #29

I gave up booze in Dec 2019 as a (temporary?) experiment so lockdown has been helpful for me as I don’t have to not drink with friends in bars. But I know lots of people miss it and I hate seeing business owners in trouble.

I'm drinking more since the lockdown. Not excessive by any means but about a bottle (.5l) of beer every day and sometimes a small glass of scotch. It makes it easier to draw a line between work and leisure time. The alcohol signals to me and my brain that now it's time for some relaxed activities ... well, youtube, netflix, mubi, reading (hacker)news.

Think I've drank almost every day, probably the least amount was maybe the odd week where I drank like 3 days.

Work wise I'm probably working on the most important project of my life there's nowhere to offload that stress. Can't meet any friends not even allowed to meet outside, everyone stopped doing virtual meet ups months ago and just became introverted instead so what else is there.

Re: I Miss My Bar

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Post by Nursie »

LandR wrote: post #86
forgotmypw17 wrote: post #7

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It's a great opportunity for non-commercial spontaneity, choosing not between "what bar to go to", but which direction to walk in, and really taking in reality.

In my country, the UK, you can be fined for going a walk to a park if it isn't the closest park to your home. Basically if the police want to be arses to you they can ask you where you are going and why you are where you are, if they dont like your answer you can be fined. There was an article in the BBC a while back about two friends that met up for a walk in the country side, they drove to the meetup point. It wasn…

> Also IIRC, they were carrying a cup of coffee each so the police said technically they met for a picnic.

It's both sad and hilarious that going for a picnic is currently a criminal act.

Re: I Miss My Bar

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Post by slaymaker1907 »

forgotmypw17 wrote: post #38
renewiltord wrote: post #14

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Yeah but you can't meet strangers. We're all bubbled in. And I love my friends, they're my pillar of peace in this pandemic, but there is a different part of me that craves the interaction with strangers in strange places.

It's a great opportunity to connect with non-humans: mushrooms, plants, insects, birds, mammals. When is the last time you have even looked at one of them closely, let alone formed a close relationship? It is something we humans have done our entire existence, until recently, yet many today go their entire life without such an experience.

I know you're trying to be helpful, but these kinds of posts just come off as incredibly condescending and out of touch. Lack of nature is not considered to be actual torture, but complete isolation from other people (solitary confinement) is.

Re: I Miss My Bar

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Post by askvictor »

74d-fe6-2c6 wrote: post #82
wayanon wrote: post #29

I gave up booze in Dec 2019 as a (temporary?) experiment so lockdown has been helpful for me as I don’t have to not drink with friends in bars. But I know lots of people miss it and I hate seeing business owners in trouble.

I'm drinking more since the lockdown. Not excessive by any means but about a bottle (.5l) of beer every day and sometimes a small glass of scotch. It makes it easier to draw a line between work and leisure time. The alcohol signals to me and my brain that now it's time for some relaxed activities ... well, youtube, netflix, mubi, reading (hacker)news.

I found exactly the same in our lockdown; by not having the physical act of leaving the workplace, you need something to replace that, and a beer fits that pretty well. Too easy to continue that habit though

Re: I Miss My Bar

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Post by brailsafe »

Nursie wrote: post #73
_uwiz wrote: post #50

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Different countries, and different situations. Living in a big old house in the country with your family? Your life is probably basically the same as it always was. Potentially better, depending on the work situation. Okay, sure, you're not going on as many holidays, and depending on how strict the rules are where you are, dinner parties are off the cards. Living in a flat as a single person in the big exciting city?…

I'm in between the two groups. I live with my partner in a mid-sized house in the centre of a small city. Financially I'm doing great, I've worked throughout and there's literally nothing to spend the money on. My mental health is starting to deteriorate though. I'm not sleeping well most nights, I've turned very much inwards, I feel angry and despairing a lot. Part of the current problem is that we don't have a time…

I'm so confused as to how excess money can be enough fuel for so many people's positive feedback loops that it keeps them working. That already wasn't working for me, but as soon as there was almost nothing to do, I crashed and lost my job.

Re: I Miss My Bar

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Post by [deleted] »

Nursie wrote: post #110
_uwiz wrote: post #106

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edit: Nah, I'd rather we go back in time and not normalize draconian, authoritarian restrictions on everyday life.

If you are fantasising, daily, about committing violence against people in favour of public health measures, as you said you were, please seek some sort of mental health support. I'm calling for less locking down, but done earlier so that it can be shorter, and I'm largely talking about how it could have been done better last year. If that's enough for you to want to physically harm me, I really think you need to get…

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Re: I Miss My Bar

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Post by _uwiz »

Nursie wrote: post #110
_uwiz wrote: post #106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

edit: Nah, I'd rather we go back in time and not normalize draconian, authoritarian restrictions on everyday life.

If you are fantasising, daily, about committing violence against people in favour of public health measures, as you said you were, please seek some sort of mental health support. I'm calling for less locking down, but done earlier so that it can be shorter, and I'm largely talking about how it could have been done better last year. If that's enough for you to want to physically harm me, I really think you need to get…

It's a no from me.

I'd rather we go back in time and not normalize draconian, authoritarian restrictions on everyday life.

Re: I Miss My Bar

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Post by Nursie »

_uwiz wrote: post #118
Nursie wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you are fantasising, daily, about committing violence against people in favour of public health measures, as you said you were, please seek some sort of mental health support. I'm calling for less locking down, but done earlier so that it can be shorter, and I'm largely talking about how it could have been done better last year. If that's enough for you to want to physically harm me, I really think you need to get…

It's a no from me. I'd rather we go back in time and not normalize draconian, authoritarian restrictions on everyday life.

I think I'm going to stop responding to this now. I hope you feel better soon.

Re: I Miss My Bar

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Post by Nursie »

brailsafe wrote: post #116
Nursie wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm in between the two groups. I live with my partner in a mid-sized house in the centre of a small city. Financially I'm doing great, I've worked throughout and there's literally nothing to spend the money on. My mental health is starting to deteriorate though. I'm not sleeping well most nights, I've turned very much inwards, I feel angry and despairing a lot. Part of the current problem is that we don't have a time…

I'm so confused as to how excess money can be enough fuel for so many people's positive feedback loops that it keeps them working. That already wasn't working for me, but as soon as there was almost nothing to do, I crashed and lost my job.

In my case there's a goal. I'm putting together enough money for a house deposit in another country when we emigrate later in the year.

When I'm tired as all hell and wishing I could just go back to bed, that's what keeps me going. When I'm not tired as all hell I actually still enjoy the work, so that helps.

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