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The benefits of not belonging
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Re: The benefits of not belonging
#72I was just wondering, are there disconnected internets that i can join? I d rather stay in a limited sector that is not overpopulated and oversaturated with the mainstream, even if it has huge downsides. Just like how biology uses membranes to build the useful stuff , i think we need harder borders between internet communities to increase the variance. Everyone moving around like a giant mob and lashing at each other…
I'd say niche communities function, when organised around forums, not subreddit [1], kinda like that?
[1]maybe also discord servers, but I'm way less familiar with how they interact with each others
Re: The benefits of not belonging
#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
Now I'm tired and still in the exact same situation. Everyone I know is still overworked, underpaid, and has no time or energy to socialize. All social activities still require driving on gas that's $3+/gallon on top of everything costing money.
Sounds like you need to cut back, way back. ;-) https://bemorewithless.com/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherma... Walkable neighborhoods exist as well.
Sounds like you think you know far more about other people than you do.
>> "Walkable neighborhoods exist as well."
Even all the highly-paid (but still not enough) people I know are struggling to compete for houses in them. I don't have a chance.
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#76Honestly does anybody NOT feel alienated in our current society? The US is overly hostile, we imported the whole world and all its cultural hangups with it. I mean if you're white people are shitting on you, if you're black people are shitting on you, if you're male people are shitting on you, if you're female people are shitting on you... like what exactly is this country FOR? Does anybody REALLY feel like they belo…
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#77Earlier quoted context omitted.
> does anybody NOT feel alienated in our current society? > does anybody NOT feel alienated in our current society? I do not feel alienated. > Does anybody REALLY feel like they belong in America? I do. > what exactly is this country FOR? It's for people who want their fundamental rights guaranteed so they can do whatever they choose to do, like be a rock star, build rockets to go to Mars, race motorcycles, write poe…
>It's for people who want their fundamental rights guaranteed so they can do whatever they choose to do, like be a rock star, build rockets to go to Mars, race motorcycles, write poetry, etc. >It's not for people who want cradle-to-grave security and want someone else to make all the decisions for them. Nor is it for people who want to run other peoples' lives. America is only for people who agree with your politics,…
I don't care if you believe in Communism with all your heart. But if you try to turn the US into a Communist Utopia, I doubt you'll find fertile ground.
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#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
Just wait until the richer guy builds a better rocket, then you'll feel shat upon.
Comparison is the thief of joy. It’s also not necessary.
Absolutely. You can never win with comparison, you can only lose.
Am I rich? Arguably, yes. Am I richer than my neighbors? Not sure. But if I were, then we move to, Am I richer than anyone in my city? State? Country? World? When you climb, when you get to the point that you win the comparison game, you realize that you were only comparing yourself to a subset, and there's a bigger pond to play in... in which you're currently one of the losers.
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#79Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sounds like you need to cut back, way back. ;-) https://bemorewithless.com/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherma... Walkable neighborhoods exist as well.
Sounds like you think you know far more about other people than you do. >> "Walkable neighborhoods exist as well." Even all the highly-paid (but still not enough) people I know are struggling to compete for houses in them. I don't have a chance.
Excuses are like assholes, everyone's got one. No need for a house. I don't have one, but I do have walkability and sufficient solitude, aka freedom from the boob-tube and associated neuroses. They were choices I made, prioritized over material things.
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#80Earlier quoted context omitted.
It can be nice in big cities too, maybe a little harder, but still pretty easy - all you have to do is remove social media and the clickbait/outrage web and life becomes pretty normal.
I'm not sure it does. I see weird people in the subway most days, I see all the time people that look like they spend all their day being outside - doing nothing, there are people making noise at 2 am on a week night, there are people going at crazy speeds on the street, at night or during the day. I feel like lots of people have some kind of weight on their shoulder, and/or one or multiple things bothering them a lo…
> I feel like lots of people have some kind of weight on their shoulder, and/or one or multiple things bothering them a lot.
With very few exceptions, there’s nothing healthy or normal about living in chaotic, densely populated urban areas with high crime and endless noise, air and light pollution. In addition, there’s nothing natural about needing to work a bullshit job just to survive.
People ought to really start asking what is being afforded exactly when it comes to making city life “affordable”.