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SnotFlickerman
joined 2 years ago
Some days I really deeply contemplate just getting a canister of helium and an exit bag.
It seems like most humans honestly are not that interested at all in things like history, the value of community, involvement with others, social and emotional support, and are generally just selfish living-perpetually-in-the-moment idiots that willfully ignore the implications of anything they do and endlessly play the victim.
It's honestly a drag to realize how many of our species continue to be backwards knuckle dragging slack-jawed yokels who get positively furious when anyone calls them out on how absolutely fucking stupid they are. How dare you call them stupid and hurt their feelings! It's their right to be a an absolute fucking idiot and you're the one out of line for calling attention to it! They couldn't possibly try to not be a mendacious fucking moron! You're the person who is wrong for noticing!
A whole ass article and even mentions that the poorest with the fewest hours worked spend the least amount of time socializing and they seem to not even mention that there isn't anywhere you can EXIST without paying for something except maybe a public park or a library. Standing on the sidewalk? Loitering. Coffee shop? Must buy a coffee.
They even note that people have less personal time than ever and people are working more hours. Hmm I wonder if that translates into people not being able to afford going out to do anything? I wonder if there's any evidence to support that?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cost-of-living-income-quality-of-life/
The findings? For the bottom 60% of U.S. households, a "minimal quality of life" is out of reach, according to the group, a research organization focused on improving lower earners' economic well-being.
Also note that the "bottom" is the majority.
I'm not saying this article doesn't have valid points, but it misses a lot.
On top of people not being able to afford anything, there is also stuff like this:
https://www.newsweek.com/psychology-dark-triad-psychopathy-narcissism-personality-conditions-2085956
People living in societies with more corruption, inequality, poverty and violence are more likely to exhibit "dark" personality traits—like narcissism, psychopathy and spitefulness.
"Aversive personality traits are associated with behaviors such as aggression, cheating, and exploitation—and thus with high social costs. Therefore, even small variations can lead to large differences in how societies function," Zettler explained.
"Our findings substantiate that personality is not just something we are born with, but also shaped by the society we grew up and live in," he said. This means that reforms that reduce corruption and inequality not only create better living conditions just now, they may also contribute to mitigating aversive personality levels among the citizens in the future."
How are you supposed to function in a society full of narcissistic psychopaths, who are driven to such behavior because of the environment they're living in? How am I supposed to make friends when everyone around me is a selfish, abusive asshat who isn't concerned with the well-being of others? How am I suppose to find emotional and social support in such an environment?
I think these are two major factors affecting US social dysfunction that this article didn't address, however, I think there are a lot more, too. Including political polarization, the breakdown of education, and cult-like mentalities among the populace.
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The moths have even invaded the music subreddit damn
How had I never heard this. The superior mix of this song for sure.
I'll never not just hear Green Day's Brain Stew when I hear that song. Exact same chord progression.
I'm talking about drawing a line in the sand, Dude.
Saint Peter is a fucking bitch ass motherfucker.
What it says on the tin. Power management is set to turn my monitors off after a set amount of time. They all instantly come back on. I have resorted to using a screen saver in X11 until this is solved.
Three monitors, different brands: one hdmi->hdmi, one dp->hdmi, dp->dvi (pc->monitor)
Only one of the monitors have input auto-switching and that is disabled.
I am losing my mind even the cli xset dpms force off (X11) or kscreen-doctor --dpms off (Wayland) just has them come back on seconds later.
All the A/V cables are new.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Don't worry, be happy. Climate change will kill us all.