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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (10 children)

I’m convinced most of the accounts accusing people of being “doomers” are astroturfers trying to gaslight people into complacency.

[–] rabber 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)

No it just doesn't get you anywhere being a doomer. I grew out of it

We're all living and we all know things are fucked. Just some people are better at dealing with it than others. Doomers can't deal with it

Recommended movie viewing: Everything Everywhere All At Once. Might snap you out of it if you go in with the right mind set.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Simply being a doomer doesn’t accomplish anything on its own. You have to translate it into meaningful action.

You don’t “grow out of it.” You just decided to put your head back in the sand.

[–] rabber 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well I stopped acting like the person in the comic more like. I still pay attention to what's going on. I just don't bring up those topics at the lunch table at work for example, you know?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think it’s ok to bring it up as a call to action, so long as you’re not just wallowing in the despair.

[–] rabber 1 points 2 days ago

Yup. But you have to be careful with when you do it. I lost quite a bit of friends in my doomer phase because they just couldn't handle talking to me

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