What exactly is a realistic option for most people?

Nobody said it’s easy. It might be easier now than at a later point.

Macro level

So you’re saying better be quick and be among the first?

I‘m mentally fine, but I’m worried - every single day. They only thing you can do is not to let it eat you whole.

Sport and touching grass is good start, but it’s not enough. Are you an American? Start planning how to get out of there. It will be getting worse, much worse. You can also think of stuff were you can do something to contribute helping others.

Curate your online presence. Get news from a mix of reputable news sources. Try to use your phone less. Do some journaling to sort your thoughts.

Personally I go more and more analogue recently. I write with a fountain pen in an old fashioned Leuchtturm journal. I bought an old canon camera und take pictures on film. I even bought a typewriter on a flea market for 5 bucks, but I haven’t used it yet.

The only reason I’m on Lemmy is I want to support a reddit alternative and I want to stay in touch with recent developments. And of course because of memes.

Really? That’s new to me.

Was listening to some computer podcast a while ago and the co-host and ex- hacker was saying that more and more VPNs are getting targeted and it’s just a matter of time we see quite a bit of them owned. (I think he was talking about implementation of VPNs for remote workers, rather than actual VPN providers. Sorry, it was some time ago)

Anyway, the host asked „What about wireguard?“

And the co-host: „Oh yeah, wireguard is solid! But all the services building up on wireguard? … They’ll get popped.“

Doesn’t have to be true, but something to keep in mind.

The mantra of /r/malelivingspace:

• proper lightsource like a standing lamp
• some potted plant for color and life
• get at least an armchair, dude.
• TV wallmounted at an appropriate height
• separation of living and sleeping (No TV in the bedroom)
• get a rug that that really ties the room together
• a big framed (!) artpiece like a painting or poster

There’s an IKEA couch table that used to cost 15 bucks and looks pretty good. Use rugs to create islands in the room, for example beneath the couch area. Use pillows on the couch as color accents. Maybe paint the walls something different than white.

Look on YouTube and the net, there should be plenty of inspiration.

Not german. Maybe swedish?

Nah, Bond villains are way cooler.

I think it’s funny.

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Patrick Dickinson. Some old bloke from UK goes on Hikes and does wildcamps overnight.

Nope. Don’t like those for some kind of reason.

Many freighters rent cabins for passage. No idea how expensive this is, tho.

German here. Those are still quite common on the countryside. My parents and my aunt have one, some neighbours too.

Sometimes you get the train, sometimes the train gets you.

On the other hand, I have problems with authority, keeping my mouth shut when I should, and don’t intend to make it easy for people to get purged

In Nazi-Germany you probably would have been one of the first the Nazis took away. One strategy of them was to curbstomp immediately any defiance in the population. They were successful.

Under the Magas? Who knows, you might hold out a few years. My guess is about 3 years max, they’d want to consolidate before the coronation, erm, I mean the the next „election“.

What? The article says basically just „fake news bad“ and you have to dig up the name Captain Beatty?

Holy overinterpretation, Batman!

Du sprichst exzellentes Englisch und bist hier auf Lemmy. Das zeigt bereits, dass fähiger bist als du denkst.

Und du bist noch ein Baby. Weißt du wie lange ich gefailed habe, bis ich mein Leben auch nur ansatzweise auf die Reihe gebracht habe? Länger als du am Leben bist.

Hör auf die Tips in diesem Faden. Geh nach draußen such dir Hobbies und Dinge die dich Interessieren. Bibliotheken sind ein guter Zufluchtsort. Hol dir ein Notizbuch und nen guten Stift und Schreib deine Gedanken auf.

Siehs mal so, wenn du schon nichts auf die Reihe bekommst, dann kannst du wenigstens Spaß haben. Und du wirst erstaunt bemerken, dass mit dem Spaß auch ein wenig Erfolg kommen wird.

Probably not, but I consider „come outside!“ as pretty creepy.

Fuck Strava. After not using it for a bit it’s now pestering me to start the app again. The begging starts to get a bit creepy to be honest.

That’s actually something I think about quite often recently. People 150 years ago didn’t have electricity at all, what did they do?

First the things that would be really helpful if already built into your home: It helps if you have a gas or wooden stove to cook meals. Same with heating, a masonry stove for example could really make a difference.

Stuff that’s good to have is a small camping gas stove, some LED lanterns, tons of batteries and candles. Powerbanks to charge your mobile phones, maybe a few solar cells on the roof with some batteries connected to it. Maybe even a small emergency power generator. Don’t forget the fuel for it.

What you can do: Go for a hike. Read books, play boardgames and cards. Do puzzles. Write! Get a notebook and a pen ( I recommend actually fountain pens) and do some journaling. Write about your day, your dreams or your concerns. Make a list what parts of the world you want to visit before you die or anything else you can think about. Learn to draw or to paint. Maybe it’s time to put up the guitar that’s gathering dust in the corner.

Something like that. Thanks for coming to my ted talk.