Haha, thanks :)
Well, I don't use any social media (besides Lemmy), so that helps :) There are a couple of Whatsapp group chats where I rarely participate, but I muted those, so I don't get any alerts.
Haha, thanks :)
Well, I don't use any social media (besides Lemmy), so that helps :) There are a couple of Whatsapp group chats where I rarely participate, but I muted those, so I don't get any alerts.
I do, and not only on Lemmy, but also Whatsapp, Teams, email etc. It's the fear of screwing up and/or missing out, and a wave of anxiety combs over me when I see a number >0. I've been talking with my therapist about it, there are reasons and methods to overcome this...
Can send you the raw image file if you want :)
I found them at my local grocery store, frozen.
Butterchickenius
fun fact - i do have a roman name irl :)
They didn't go into details, just made sure I fear talking about it again. Losing my parents was incentive enough. And I've never heard them talk about the regime ever again.
A few months later, in December of '89, as more and more cities around the country were revolting, my parents suddenly took me to my grandparents' in the countryside, and they went back to town. I didn't know why. A few days later I saw on TV the "we're free" news, with footage from around the country and the new "National Salvation Front" political party taking over. I didn't understand much then, but I remember being proud that they finally "arrested the guy" (they executed him and his wife by firing squad, on Christmas day).
i was around 7yo.
I grew up in a rough communist regime. I was really young when I overheard my parents talking about how the "supreme leader" was bad and things were starting to boil the next town over. There was nothing on TV or radio. Innocent me just asked my dad like, if he's that bad, why don't they just arrest the guy? They didn't realize I actually understood what they were talking about. I can still remember, to this day, 36 years later, how the soul left my parents' body in an instant, and we had a looong conversation about how I should never say anything like that ever again. People disappear when they talked like that, and "you don't want your mum and dad to go away, do you"?
A few months later there was a nation wide uprising, people died, the regime fell, and they actually arrested the guy.
I started The Final Empire, the first book in the Mistborn trilogy from Brandon Sanderson. Mostly because it's a "default" when talking about fantasy, and I really enjoyed The Blade Itself from Abercrombie. I was pleasantly surprised, and I couldn't put it down. Absolutely loved it! I immediately continued with the second book (Well of Ascension).
I love reading, but lack the time to do it. I listen to audiobooks when commuting, I would love to get more time to do that. So I recommend that.
What about a color e-reader with some comics or ebooks? Or watch/listen some classes that fit your interests online? Brandon Sanderson has his creative writing classes for free on YouTube, and there are so many more that might interest you...
I managed to finish it. It was interesting, especially the first half. The ending was kinda disappointing though...
I feel you.