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[-] Egg_Egg@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

I appreciate this, it's really good advice and what I try to do, but I can always be better.

At the moment I volunteer for a food bank that focuses on redistributing surplus food stocks from businesses instead of having them go to the bin. This is because I abhor waste.

I also volunteer for the Scouts because it upsets me to see young people glued to screens all the time, never leaving their home, and not knowing what the real world and real social situations are. Also, I missed out on a lot of these things as a child because I shied away from them and nobody encouraged me. I enjoyed hiking with my older brother and my uncle, but the premise of joining the Scouts was never even given to me as an option.

It's amazing to see kids say "what's this plant, what's that tree, what is that mushroom, can I eat that berry?" and sometimes being able to answer them, or at least tell them how they can find themselves an answer. "Take a picture of it, do some research, tell me what you find out next week"

[-] ericjmorey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I want to thank you for your reply. Hearing about someone like you and your attempt to improve your community and the world I the ways you can is so uplifting!

People are social (even the introverts) and the return on in person, deep social interaction is another reason it's important to fight the allure of convenience of online media being ones primary and most influencial social interaction. I love that you're doing it!

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