chaosCruiser

I treat political discussions the same way I deal with radiation—distance is key. If you can't have enough distance with the radiation source, you need limit exposure by having something suitably protective between you and the source. Needless to say, I don't read any political communities. While browsing c/news I tend to avoid the comment section if it looks like the headline is likely to ignite another flame war.

That sort of endless debating just siphons my will to live, so I think it's safer to steer clear instead.

Oh WhatApp group chats? I can still remember the time when I had those. What an awful waste of time. Don't miss those bad old days at all.

Yeah.... Thanks, I guess. I knew what I was getting into, and I got what I deserve.

Then again, I would have done the exact same thing in your place, so I have exactly zero moral high ground here.

Normally it's like 0-2. On days when I write more actively, it gets a bit higher. If I happen to drop a comment in a popular thread at the right time, it can suddenly jump to 3-5, and that's when I start to worry. Did I cross some line I wasn't aware of, or maybe I was just at the right place at the right time. Who knows. 🤷 It's probably ok, but my subconscious mind immediately jumps to conclusions, naturally expecting the worst.

I merely cruise through the chaos, letting it happen everywhere around me. No comments on who caused it originally.

There is no clarity, there is confusion.

There is no structure, there is disarray.

There is no order, there is chaos.

Oh wow! So you never ever mark them read, or how did that happen?

Yeah, I can imagine that all sorts of dark web stuff would naturally gravitates towards I2P. Sounds like the obvious choice. However, the recent age verification BS can speed up the process of normie sites too. If Lemmy admins are required to conform to age verification laws, it only makes sense to host the instance on I2P instead.

Just looked it up. Turns out I2P is a pretty interesting technology. This new rabbit hole will take a while to explore.

Yeah, that randomness can be addictive… and anxiety inducing. You never know which seemingly harmelss comment kicks up the hornet’s nest and which doesn’t until it’s too late.

Yep. That’s like the rational side of my brain talking. The emotional monkey side just panics anyway even though there’s nothing to worry about.

Wow! Anything above zero? That must be agonizing. At work, I get lots of Teams messages, but I don’t find that so crippling. It’s just social media stuff like Lemmy where I have such mixed feelings about the numbers.

Oh, and sorry for the reply. Hope you can handle it. Here, have some flowers to cheer you up. 💐

Yeah, but you don’t respect those pissed off commenters, so it’s easier to distance yourself from them. Maybe that’s my problem. I don’t usually try to be abrasive enough to cause such reactions, so I take each comment more seriously than I should.