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[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.world -2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Have you considered remote work? It's a godsend

[–] confusedpuppy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm completely disinterested in working for another faceless, soulless entity which only focuses on wealth accumulation. I'm also disinterested in meaningless jobs that do nothing to help make the world a better place for the people that come after me.

At this point, I believe that the only way forward is direct action against unjust hierarchy and those who enforce it. As each day passes, I become more firm in that belief.

If I ever come across people who share the same views as me, I would gladly join them. That would give me the meaning and purpose to move forward that a standard job could never provide.

Until money becomes an issue and I'm forced to work to survive, I'd much rather spend my time around my parents and closest friends.

I do recognize that I am super fortunate to be in such a position, the painful majority of the world must work just to barely exist. I feel awful everytime I have to participate in society and enable the misery machine.

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There are plenty of people on Lemmy who feel the same way. Why not organize with them?

[–] confusedpuppy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I need to be involved locally and physically. My ADHD and impatience with the increasingly complicated technology we use today just doesn't vibe together anymore. A brutal lesson I learned after my trade school courses I was attending went to an online format.

Lemmy's userbase is just too small and my physical location is a bit too remote to organize anything. I have an alternate lemmy account at another server where I can connect with like-minded people online but that's as much as I can get out of Lemmy until it's userbase becomes significant.

I still search for events happening it the big city but time and distance is a factor I have to take in to consideration.

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.world -3 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] confusedpuppy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No car.

I'm "content" where I am now. I understand you want to help in some way but sometimes listening to someone vent helps more than any advice anyone can give.

People like to talk. People like being heard. People like being understood. Being too proactive can easily get in the way of listening sometimes.

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

Okay. I'm more than happy to listen.

[–] Redacted@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

OP's solved it everyone!

We all just need to get in our cars that we definitely have and cross oceans to a Lemmy meetup where we amass in our hundreds to bring down the corporate hegemony, solve climate change and live out the rest of our days remotely working together in peace.