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ice caps melting amazon forest on fire and i'm not even gonna touch on the politics of the us right now but it's all making it really tough to stay positive. fellow anons, how do you keep your chin up in the midst of things that just kind of feel so hopeless? i keep functioning okay, but it's hard sometimes to just not feel helpless to what's going on in the world right now

yikes idk

good luck

i had this problem for a while too. for me it was accepting that there's fuck all i can do about it, the world's gonna go to shit whether i watch it or not, and that switching off is self care.

there isn't anything that can be done by average people beyond donating money to people who can do things, and sometimes you need that money more for bills. just kind of keep away from the news, is my advice.

i learned to take comfort in my cosmic insignificance. in the grand scheme of the whole universe, anything i do or don't do isn't going to matter. even entire countries or whole planets probably don't matter all that much in the infinite vastness of space and time.

it's just chill nihilism, really. the only thing that really matters for any of us as individuals is how we affect the other people around us who are equally as unimportant on a cosmic scale, so just be decent to people and don't stress over the bigger stuff.

I look for little ways to help or make someone's day better. Trying to tackle these big encompassing problems is stressful and it feels like you're yelling into a void without making much impact. Scaling it back to something more one on one and personal. It also feels more immediate and there, you know?

Like- There's this YouTube channel I follow, the Kitten Lady. The aforementioned Lady, Hannah Shaw, is a dedicated animal welfare advocate and animal rescuer who specializes in kittens. She's been doing it for ten years and going. I like to donate money to her every few months. 5 dollars. 10 dollars. 6 dollars. Not always consistent in amount but just sending money her and her cause she's so passionate about helps.

I also leave anonymous 'you're great' comments to my friends. Sometimes it's a pain to find ways to keep it anonymous (pms and vpns and stuff) but it's worth it. And of course I like to surprise my family with surprise kisses or gifts like flowers and stuff. Buying them their favourite food or flowers or offering to do their dishes.

Rule of thumb if you're unsure of what to do is to ask yourself, "I would love it if someone did X for me. It would make my day." Be it someone leaving a comment on your fanfic or someone buying your favourite chips, do that for someone else. You can't change the world right away but you sure can change someone's day and for the better too.

I hope this helps, anon.

we will have no viable topsoil in 2030

we will run out of fresh water in 2050

the world is fucked, do whatever you want. people who aren't part of the 1% or big corporations can't do much to change it because we aren't the ones contributing to the most environmental damage and waste products. watch some funny youtube videos, rp self-indulgent shit, try not to spend too much time stressing over the inevitable. be glad you aren't bringing a child into this world. it's going to be REALLY bad for them.

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