We haven’t even made it to January 20 (Trump inauguration). We already have major fires in our second largest city, terrorist attacks, talk of invading Greenland/Panama/Canada. almost no one talking about what we really need to do to cut carbon. Hospitals are full in my area and people talk about washing hands, but not about masking. I am already so weary. I don’t know what is going to happen after January 21.

  • @Tujio@lemmy.world
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    “My god, I’m exhausted! Aren’t you tired of always caring about everything?”

    “No, Jinkx. I’m tired of other people NOT caring about everything.”

    • @KnightontheSun@sh.itjust.works
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      I am usually up on news and I had a political conversation with someone who isn’t. The person I was speaking with said talking to me was depressing.

      Well, the subject matter, politics, is currently quite depressing.

  • @neidu3@sh.itjust.worksM
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    I found it a lot more peaceful once I started filtering out certain word combinations that indicate a ragebait bullshit headline. I considered just filtering out “trump”, but I want actual news to come through, so here’s the list:

    Trump wants
    Trump says
    Trump will
    Trump hints
    Trump demands
    Trump indicates
    Trump claims
    Trump considering
    Trump tells

    …and repeat the list for Musk and Vance. Those verbs target the nothingburger headlines only meant to attract clicks. Basically, we learned 9 years ago that he says loads of stupid shit that doesn’t deserve a headline. I might be interested if he signs something.

    • idunnololz
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      I just filter trump and Elon entirely and read the news once a day. If the news is that big it should hit my local paper.

    • JWBananas
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      You forgot:

      • slams

      • decimates

      • goes to war with

      • blasts

      • fires back

      • drops a bombshell

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        “Goes to war with” might not be a great idea to filter on, because that fuckin imbecile will very probably start an actual war with a country that can hit back, now that he’s emptying out all of the career + nonpolitical people in the state department, DoD, and alphabet agencies who stopped him from doing that last time.

        • Probably, but the headline will start with "US invades“ or "US demands“ or something along the line. Filtering out anything that starts with “Trump” is safe

        • Rhynoplaz
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          Paragraph? This is Trump we’re talking about. He can’t hold a thought for longer than two sentences, max.

          • @Zonetrooper@lemmy.world
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            I wasn’t talking about him, but more other people who - if you see a headline of “XY succinctly summarizes [issue]”, all it will be is distilling a messy, nuanced topic down to “You should feel A,” often with ragebait to convince you.

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        Is it possible for everyone to stop saying this?

        My apologies if you happen to be a SLAMS/BLASTS/BREAKS HIS SILENCE bot and are just following your programming. It’s just beyond tiresome because we know. We fucking know. It’s a lazy and hyperbolic headline filler. But now we have lazy headline writing followed up with a lazy comment pointing out that the former is lazy.

        And it’s starting to break my mind in the same way “This” did on Reddit.

        One more apology for me being bitchy tonight. It’s not so much this comment, but every single identical one that came before it.

        • @Zachariah@lemmy.world
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          I’m sorry it bothers you. It was my coping mechanism for when I see that crap. I can see your perspective though.

          • ArtieShaw
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            Thanks for understanding. I think I was having a Norman Bates moment there: “we all go a little mad sometimes.”

    • @Devorlon@lemmy.zip
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      I couldn’t be bothered anymore, and a revolution isn’t getting organised in a Lemmy comment section under a Trump article

    • @SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social
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      We need an AI agent that filters out all news articles that are just people flapping their pie-holes, whether that be the President-elect, or Twitter randos.

  • @Grass@sh.itjust.works
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    well if a luigi copycat appears in the news and they find on him a fake ID naming him mario nintendioni, you know its me…

    • Majorllama
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      Chronically online people cannot grasp just how “normal” most every day of their lives will continue to be regardless of who is sitting in the oval office.

      Obviously I know there will be effects on many people, but for the grand majority of Americans their daily life will continue on without much change as it did through the first Trump term and the Biden term.

      The Republicans cried that Obama was going to ruin the nation both terms. The Democrats are terrified Trump will somehow end this country this time around when they lived through his first term just fine.

      Basically whichever party loses acts like a cat that can suddenly see the bottom of their food bowl and they think they are gonna die.

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        Super duper duper not a religious person but one of my favorite pieces of literature is the serenity prayer. You cut out the last like 6 lines and it doesn’t even mention shit about God but the rest perfectly outlines my approach to politics, everyday idiots, and not kicking little kids in the chest when they act like shitbags. (Discussion for another time but as of this comment I am batting 1000 for correcting child misbehaviors via swift kick to the chest vs kids who were given timeout after misbehaving lol /s)

        Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.

        Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;

        Its a horrible truth but life has not, is not and never will be fair. You will be beat down, fucked over, robbed, disrespected and overwhelmingly discouraged by what life throws at you. Life is a battle and victory is having the strength to continue fighting. When life is at its darkest, that is when you must be at your best.

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        Well, how normal the days under him will be is dependent on whether you’re in a group being directly targeted by the administration.

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    Don’t read too much bad news, it’s bad for the general mood. But still expect everything to go to hell, because it absolutely will, and sooner than anticipated. But you can still enjoy some amount of non-hellish time. And then make some preparations for an upcoming fascist government, rising crime/vandalism, and for climate change hitting everywhere with full force. Existing systems might not stay functional. Start building up local communities to support each other. Make the best of any situation and make forward-looking decisions. Don’t despair, but also don’t have false hopes. It will get much worse before it will get any better.

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    Gotta focus on what you personally have control over. We can’t directly influence the way other people behave, especially those we don’t know. Refocus on how you can help (and be helped by) people in your own community and you will feel much better.

    If you’re not sure where to start just do an internet search for “mutual aid [your city/region]” and show up to an in-person event. That should get the ball rolling.

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    I’m crashing the fuck out guys. I’ve put up with these shenanigans for way too long. I am now just waiting for whatever pushes me passed the edge.

    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @NineMileTower@lemmy.world
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    The internet and the comments on these articles are not real life. Go live your life and if problems arise. You can deal with them then. No sense in worrying.

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    To my recollection, this feeling happens every January. I’ve seen posts like this for years and years. January is known as the most depressing month. Many people fast from alcohol, maybe fast from media til 1st Feb? I don’t know if it’ll make you feel good. It might make you feel less bad?

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    Yes I am exhausted. Most of all I am exhausted by the rapid rush to capitulate to and appease trump.

  • @BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world
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    I’ve been sick for six weeks so all of January has been an endless round of trying to work, not being able to work, and going to the doctor for another note for work. I might have atypical whooping cough and am waiting for results. I do not have a cough but my immunologist friend tells me the spectrum of symptoms is wide, and it doesn’t always include coughing. I am vaccinated of course. But yeah, 14 days of January of not being able to talk above a whisper is fun.

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    Well, I’ve had a bad case of the flu. It slow-walked through my family over the entirety of winter break, but I got it last and it’s mostly down to sniffles and a hoarse voice.

    …. But somehow it turned into a relaxing time, letting me recharge. I still had nowhere near enough sick time to take but I spent the last week working from home and mostly taking it easy. I even got enough sleep some of those nights