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I would but I'm stuck at work. Once I go home I'm hitting the nectar collector and setting up a jellyfin client on that old raspi for my CRT, so I have an excuse to invite this cute enby I've been tryna bag over again.
(We are both obviously interested but also autistic and full of anxiety so its taking a while lmao)
good luck with the qt π
Finally gottem' over. Oh yeah, shit worked out. XP
Yassss
Keep it simple and see if they want to bang.
Don't have one of those. I am, however, completely caught up on the One Piece anime.
mad skillz
(looks outside) nah, I'm good
My real life is a hell stuck in rural nowhere, surrounded by MAGA cucks (they aren't exactly subtle about it), literally no community to speak of with no means to escape and live somewhere else nor transportation to even just go exist somewhere else during the day.
Without social media, there would be nothing in my life worth enjoying. It's a sad existence, I know, trust me that I don't want it either, but this is America.
I was going to say "hey, a rural nowhere is pretty nice", but then I read the other part...
I hope things eventually improve for you
Can't relate, rural nowhere is literally hell no matter how you slice it. No amenities or public services, car-centric infrastructure with no walkability, food insecurity, lack of economic opportunities, isolating individualist culture (here in America), etc ... Literally nothing about rural life is appealing IMO.
I agree that those are very real issues. Rural areas do have better access to nature, though. Go for walks, hikes, kayaking trips, etc and enjoy how beautiful the earth is
Depends on the area. I'm surrounded by farms for miles. There is nothing to hike to. There are no rivers to kayak in that aren't filled with refuse from nearby farms. Not even mentioning that I would need to be able to afford a kayak in the first place. There are no woods that aren't on "private land" where I risk getting shot for trespassing.
Rural areas don't always have better access to nature than cities. Rural areas actually are more prone to destroying the local nature with agriculture, roads, and sprawling lawns.
Trust me, I'm very aware of how beautiful this earth is. My degree is in wildlife conservation. Sadly, that also makes me aware of how we are destroying it with the way our society is designed
Fair play, then. Hope you're able to move sometime soon
Lower prices? I live in silicon valley, and if your income and net worth are under a certain threshold you might as well consider yourself walking dead.
Lower prices for what? Routinely, the cost of goods in rural areas are higher than in cities, as the stores have less foot traffic yet still need to generate profit, necessitating higher mark-up on products. Gas is more expensive and becomes a necessity due to lack of walkable alternatives. Commute distances are far longer, compounding the more expensive gas prices. What little savings you get are quickly eaten up by the over-time costs of needing to live in a rural area.
So yea, it only appears cheaper at first glance, when in the long term you're burning more money for unnecessary reasons simply because you live in a rural area which wouldn't be an issue if you lived somewhere with proper urban planning and density. That's exactly how people get trapped in poverty living in rural areas.
Just living and existing in a rural environment alone you may as well consider yourself walking dead. At least in the city you have a chance of not being so, but the barrier to entry is the main issue, once you cross that, it is significantly cheaper in the long run, allowing those who can to have the potential for growth, whereas those in rural areas have all of their wealth funneled away from them, exploiting the fact that people living there most likely cannot afford to move away. This is not to say those in the city also aren't having their wealth funneled away, but the nature in which it is allows one the possibility of growth while the other is being consigned to a life of poverty.
Damn, that makes a lot of sense.
I guess that lines up with what my father used to tell me (he teaches economics):
"An individual's access to affordable transportation is the single largest factor in them evading poverty."
I (Tru)ly E(scape) from reality through my online life, because there is nothing that brings me motivation in the real world. Perhaps fear and life's necessities.
Maybe that will change, but I doubt it will get better - might as well take in as much knowledge and information as I can. It's nice interacting with people in a community who care as well.
A while back I wrote a poem about the situation. I think I'll post it here soon.
why does the background seem so familiar? I feel like there was a music video that featured a similar scene with people in black clothes in a trainyard from a similar angel and VHS-ish look
It's annoying because I can't find it right now, but it's from a series of youtube videos originally, and like you said, I also remember it being used in a music video.
Isn't this technically social media?
And we live in a society.
Yes.