You - no we - are not alone.

  • Dasus@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Connected doesn’t mean “not alone”.

    There’s only so much people can get from symbols on a screen, no matter if I know they’re there because of another actual consciousness.

    Please don’t tell me what to do.

    • OpenStars@piefed.socialOP
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      6 days ago

      Fair. Yeah, you aren’t terribly connected to me that’s true. Though you are to those around you, geographically. Paying taxes, blocking light, breathing air (which helps plants as they need that feedback in order to keep cycling carbon), etc. I cannot tell you what to do that’s true - nor would you listen if I tried - but you can’t stop me from hoping that you will be okay!

      (I did not make the image below, but it does illustrate how people that are okay are… also not, at the same time, if you know what I mean!? I’ll state it explicitly: people that are fully okay today are not okay!?!?!?!?!?)

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      So, whatever your intent may have been, thank you for encouraging me by indicating that I am not alone either. We share our pain, all of us, together. Which doesn’t lessen it one bit, but does give me hope for the future. Maybe one where the USA has fallen or become the bad guy, but whatever - I can’t control that, only myself. And I said exactly what I meant to here, so therefore I view this message as a success:-).