Sitting outside and listening to the birds. Growing plants. Taking my dog to the park.

Basically, disconnecting from humanity and enjoying the natural world.

Simple, short term pleasures, abandoning of long term plans, and taking comfort in the fact that I have not (and will not) bring children into this world.

Hobbies, self-confidence, and selective apathy.

This is gonna sound silly, but feeding the local birds is really therapeutical. For the span of a moment it's not about you, it's about the simplicity of feeding an animal you don't know, that will likely not care if you come back. No strings attached.

I used to wonder why old people do that, now I get it. It just feels nice.

A word of advice though if you plan on doing that, look up what you should and should not feed wild animals. Bread is supposedly terrible for ducks. And crows will go crazy about peanuts. Funny to see them crack them open too.

Videogames and copious amounts of THC

Tacos

Knowing that in every point in history people had major challenges.

Appreciate the heck out of everything as we are not going in a good direction. Every walk. Every tree. Every breath of fresh air I take in and just enjoy. Heck I watch old stuff just because so much stuff is gated now and even if it wasn't I mostly don't like it. Enjoy good fresh foods. Enjoy having shelter and a comfortable climate. Enjoy your loved ones be they human, animal, or plant. Just appreciate what is good in life now for as long as you can.

Alcohol and drugs. Lots of them.

Antidepressants

By reading enough history to know that the world isn't decaying around me.

I own a cat. She's a needy cuddler. It's enough, most days.

Lots of escapism hobbies where I can immerse myself in a completely different world-- video games, comics, sci-fi and fantasy books and movies/shows.

Keeping myself isolated.

Understanding that the world is not black and white and that today is the best day ever and most peaceful day ever for all of humanity so far. Yes the challenges seem steep but when you understand history, they don't seem as bad as what has happened in the past.

I try to find things to do that are productive and help those who are hyper focused on the present due to their situation. Give blood. Volunteer. If that’s not something that interests you, find some courses to take, or some quick certification courses to take that align with your interests. You’ll never regret filling your spare time by helping others or learning a new skill.

Tacos.

What radio program?

I still listen to This Week in Tech which has been going since early 2000s.

How do you cope with, life and the decaying world around you?

If I can cope with Christopher Walken, commas, then I can cope, with anything.

How do you cope with, life and the decaying world around you?

Decay is a constant. But so is renewal. If you remember that, then that gets you through your life experiences.

Mine is nostalgia. That’s literally my copium drug and it really is strong some days.

Nostalgia is great, especially in helping you remember the past. But you shouldn't focus exclusively on that, as then it just becomes a drug, and you become the monkey in the cage pushing the button over and over again for the next pellet of food.

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I play videogames or watch a random show or movies that I'm meaning to wach but when that doesn't work I cry in my bed

Write. Anything you like. Nonsense, the issues of the world, a memory, a story. Sometimes, things (thoughts/memories) hurt less when written. Then you can burn the paper. Or tear it. Or do nothing with it. But burning it feels so good. It's like burning your sad thoughts.

I spend a lot of time in VR pretending to be in a completely different world that isn't so totally fucked up.

Booze.

Downvotes = boos

Meditation. Buddhism.