How do you guys stay optimistic? It's tough by terradragon in c/memes@slrpnk.net
[-] terradragon@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago

Yes, I checked that too. Liked it a lot. The idea really well articulated.

How do you guys stay optimistic? It's tough by terradragon in c/memes@slrpnk.net
[-] terradragon@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago

Uncle Iroh's quotes always give me goosebumps man

How do you guys stay optimistic? It's tough by terradragon in c/memes@slrpnk.net
[-] terradragon@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Appreciating the little things is definitely underrated. Thanks for the comment my dragon friend.

How do you guys stay optimistic? It's tough by terradragon in c/memes@slrpnk.net
[-] terradragon@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago

Thanks for the idea bro. I had never considered filtering news. I didn't think news would get to my head, but clearly it did.

How do you guys stay optimistic? It's tough by terradragon in c/memes@slrpnk.net
[-] terradragon@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago

I don't think they're mutually exclusive

How do you guys stay optimistic? It's tough by terradragon in c/memes@slrpnk.net
[-] terradragon@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago

Agreed! Though as a sidenote 'personal carbon footprint' is also fossil fuel propaganda in a way (not implying we shouldn't be conscious about our carbon impact)

How do you guys stay optimistic? It's tough by terradragon in c/memes@slrpnk.net
[-] terradragon@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 days ago

Thanks for the thoughtful and elaborate response. I hadn't heard such a critique on 80k hours before, though I still think their resources on problem profiles and existential risk analysis are quite useful.

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Sometimes I feel like whatever I'd do it won't be enough. What/where I buy or where I donate seem trivial in the larger scheme of things. From extreme power concentration to world hunger. From climate change to AI safety. Too many things that I'd like to change, but I feel powerless sometimes. The feeling comes coupled with a sense of guilt of not doing enough and not being enough. Do you guys get this feeling too? How do you deal with it?

I do believe in the necessity of optimism in order to affect change, but sometimes hope is hard to cultivate. How do you guys keep your optimism up?

Thanks for reading my mini-rant.

Also, the meme is not OC

Estimated share of global web traffic generated by humans and bots (2018-2025) by terradragon in c/dataisbeautiful@lemmy.world
[-] terradragon@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 week ago

How was work there? Why'd you leave?

Why can I not see all the threads? by terradragon in c/buyitforlife@slrpnk.net
[-] terradragon@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 weeks ago

I had the same issue, and was looking for a solution. Funny thing is that I wasn't able to see this comment either because it's marked as English. Maybe it would be useful for others facing the same issue if you could edit the comment and mark the language as 'Undetermined'

terradragon

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