Haha, this is what I've been doing to motivate myself. I tell myself "A facist worked out today. Have I?" A way of saying don't let them be ahead, one day I may need to be in enough shape to stop them.

Whoa, that's a good quote.

Yea they were pretty set in their ways. It was just annoying because they asked where I got my info from, and when I provided it they ignored it.

I used a YouTube video as a source for a point I was making. Dude didn't even watch the video, just said linking videos as sources is dumb. The video explained what I was talking about and in the description was a works cited! People just want to argue, they don't want to actually talk sometimes.

This is what I've been saying the whole election season. People who have been decently well off are starting to feel their feet get wet. All of a sudden NOW it's a problem. Yet to them everything was fine before. That's why they don't understand when I say it's BEEN bad for years.

I've actually been spending some time on Xiaohongshu/RedBook, and it is definitely putting hope back in me. Seeing Americans eyes being opened along with seeing how welcoming the community is, it's amazing.

It's ok Waldo, you can open up. You don't have to hide anymore. We got cookies.

As someone who suffers from health anxiety, I feel this so strongly. I hope things are ok and get better.

I think I heard last year, that if we followed the way the minimum wage was originally going it would be $24/hr by last year. Probably higher this year. Thing is, in my city to live "comfortably" you need to make at least $75,000 annually. That's roughly $36/hr to be comfortable. Insane.

You're right! I didn't even realize that, they are grasping for straws. From the info I've seen he seems like a guy from a rich family who got screwed by the system or at least saw others being screwed by the system. The media probably doesn't want to go that route.

We've seen this reframing before, but the feelings behind this one is so strong, I don't think it'll work on most. This has really brought the struggle to the surface for a lot of people. A video game can't brush that away.

I don't even have words. Like, at least fully research what you are talking about before just making assumptions. Although this could just be a quick excuse or something. Idk, it's silly.

The thing is, I got organized recently and it has made me feel so much better about things. Helping people and celebrating small wins hells keep the doom and gloom away. It's just taking that first step.

At least showing a little effort would be nice. I get how hard it is to start a group though, hopefully things will pick up. Organizing is so important right now.

Honestly it feels good to get a win like this, especially at a time when a lot of people are feeling pessimistic. This is why it's important to get involved in local issues. Even doing community work with food, clothing, or shelter can help more than you think.

Thank you for this, I needed it after this holiday.

I'm not sure how underrated it is, but this game got dumped on when it first came out. Watchdogs. I loved that game. The character can fully complete a mission while crouching outside on the sidewalk. You don't even have to enter a building to complete the mission.

Also being shown things that don't interest me at all. Here I actually see post of things I'm interested in and hobbies I'm involved with.

It's been an amazing change. I had no idea how much it would make me feel better. Now to just get more friends swapped over. Lol