Need a politics-free safe space? It’s called “going for a walk”

    • bug@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      Do you want to see people suffering? Because that’s fucked up.

      • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]@hexbear.net
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        The bare minimum you can do is listen when someone is in pain and stand witness when they are under attack. I want to see when people are suffering, so I can figure out how to help, or at very least show solidarity. Obviously I can’t take this in at all hours of every day, but that’s time I spend alone or with an IRL friend, not on an online messaging board.

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          1 year ago

          Other way round for me, my IRL time contains the serious shit, I come online for escapism

          • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]@hexbear.net
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            I don’t know why you would go on the “people talking about events” platform and being surprised people are talking about events that aren’t happy. That’s just poor planning. I mean yeah, be there for your friends, but you should be able to have light or pleasant conversation pretty often, and steer away from troubling topics when you aren’t up for it, far easier than online.