I joined lemmy after severe frustration with other platforms. It feels like genuine online human forums that are devoid of bots simply do not exist anymore. It also feels like people are more ok with understanding less and less about the world around them, so long as they have an echo chamber in their phone that aligns with their worldview. Is lemmy actually a better environment? You’d think that if you care enough to end up here that you also care enough to notice the world around us dramatically changing. I’m not looking for an answer or an action, just an acknowledgment that the world feels to be on a downward spiral.
Acknowledged.
But an addition: humans aren’t meant to handle the mental crush of globalization, IMO. It’s nice to know what’s going on so one can be actionable, but it also takes a severe toll after a while. I didn’t come here for any echo chamber, and I love how down to earth lemmy feels, but I also don’t visit any politics or world news subs.
I help where I can locally and I do my best to make other people smile because we’re all on edge, but I’m not able to to stay mentally well enough to do so without shrinking down the world around me and becoming ignorant of the greater picture.
Thank you. Sometimes I feel like that’s what I should do to maintain serenity - control what I can control. However, sometimes I think about how little is truly controllable in our modern world and get a bit uncomfortable. I get especially uncomfortable when others seem to not even notice, yet alone care that it’s happening. I’m in a moment in life where I can control very little. With that in mind I feel especially motivated to connect with people who at least notice what’s happening. The idea of decentralised services gives me a sense of escaping the matrix for lack of better term, and I am curious what others do for similar feelings or how I can maximize decentralised services personally.
Mutual aid, direct action
Elaborate?
Help your neighbors, be ungovernable