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   ??? 妛彁 :xf_nyxsigil: :xf_nyxdisapproving: (nyx@social.xenofem.me)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2023 12:40:57 JST ??? 妛彁 :xf_nyxsigil: :xf_nyxdisapproving:
   sometimes I think about how I see an entire generation of people whose brains have been completely fried by dopamine optimization platforms, who are terminally incapable of following through on anything or showing any amount of dedication to something they care about, constantly flitting from one project or interest to another. for a brief and beautiful moment so many people will care about some really dumb specific thing more than anything else in the world before the high fades and the reality sets in of having to commit oneself to doing the work of following through on some passion or desire. and then they will forget about it, and move onto some other new thing, desperately trying to find some semblance of purpose or meaning or happiness, hollowing out the sum of our civilization's culture and ultimately being wholly dissatisfied with all of it
   
   this is truly the end of all things
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     r o w . ᚂ (rowb1t@social.xenofem.me)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2023 12:41:09 JST r o w . ᚂ

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     @nyx desperately searching for the "mood" button.
     
     channeling those brief moments of inspiration into actual constructive action maybe would be possible if it weren't also for that whole "working 40+ hours so i can not be homeless or starve" thing.
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     ??? 妛彁 :xf_nyxsigil: :xf_nyxdisapproving: (nyx@social.xenofem.me)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2023 12:41:13 JST ??? 妛彁 :xf_nyxsigil: :xf_nyxdisapproving:

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     @rowb1t yeah, having to work to survive helps pretty well to quash what little possibility there is for anything worthwhile to be created. perhaps at the end of it all when all of humanity's culture has been thrown on the trash heap of history it will be for the best since it was clearly all insufficient for stopping not just a decline but optimizing that decline and giving those optimizations enthusiastic systemic support
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     ??? 妛彁 :xf_nyxsigil: :xf_nyxdisapproving: (nyx@social.xenofem.me)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2023 12:46:02 JST ??? 妛彁 :xf_nyxsigil: :xf_nyxdisapproving:

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     • :labrys-chaostar: ØtherwØrlder :labrys-chaostar:
     @0utside0utsider I have similar problems where there are many things I would like to pursue more, but realistically I know I don't have the time or resources to do so and have to keep myself somewhat disciplined and focus on the things that it's most realistic I'll be able to get done and that are also the most pressing and important. it's a shame but it's something I can live with because I'd rather follow through on certain things instead
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     MondoBizarrro (mondobizarrro@social.xenofem.me)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2023 12:46:02 JST MondoBizarrro

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     • :labrys-chaostar: ØtherwØrlder :labrys-chaostar:
     @nyx @0utside0utsider what you described is a very relatable reality for me esp due to my adhd, the financial constraints, and work. Writing and doing projects for fun outside of like building a model kit or buying a record is both hard for me to fit in/do, will give me a lot of anxiety leading up to it and then ill go like 12/10 of my freetime into it before i burn out or no longer able to sustain that level of commitment financially. It doesnt help that the modern internet at large actively tries to brainwash you into spending all of the fucking money on whatever at any given time. Stimulants also dont help me very much sadly.
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     :labrys-chaostar: ØtherwØrlder :labrys-chaostar: (0utside0utsider@social.xenofem.me)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2023 12:46:03 JST :labrys-chaostar: ØtherwØrlder :labrys-chaostar:

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     @nyx this is something I am always having to check myself around- I've basically accepted that by choosing a nonstandard way of sustaining myself I must throw in on things, but also I feel so often the pull of a thousand competing interests. If I'm doing bad, my entire life becomes a mush of shifting investments. My only hope is on limiting the sphere of the kinds of projects I'm committing to, rotating between them and accepting it will just take much longer to achieve anything than someone with a singularity of focus, (or money to burn lol) I kind of need the ability to work with flexible teams who are able to stabilize projects, which is good, but limiting in its own way. A spiritual practice does help with as a path thru the endless noise. Of course, maybe I just have sever adhd.
     
     Its ironic being an enemy of society and watching it destroy itself and trying to lean away, rather than amplify it, fatal strategies yadda yadda