A lot of peers are in despair. I'm.. not going to tell anyone they're overblowing things, that doesn't help. Things might be fucked on a federal level, on a global level for a good while. Heck, things have been kinda fucked on a global level for awhile.
So I'm not going to tell you not to worry, or to relax. I'm going to tell why I can smile. Why I SEEM relaxed. Some advice, if you will. This can be used anytime really, not just at times of crisis. I'd argue this advice should be followed at all times more or less.
First and foremost. You're not alone. A peek at most inkbunny journals, a peek to your left to your right, makes that quite clear. It's easy to feel like ALL OF AMERICA has betrayed you, but it really isn't all. Most people are still not on major social media, and it's been hella easy to saturate social media for the youth full of garbage. I'm not excusing voting for Him, especially if you're reading this you should know better. But I am excusing grandma and people in retirement home colonies, and I'm excusing gullible youth.
And that's really only half the country. Again, don't feel like ALL OF AMERICA has betrayed you, especially if you look locally.
Speaking of locally, the alone part. That's going to be a THING for awhile. Trying to make you feel like you're the outsider, you're the outlier. So dig in now to fight against that. Is there someone neat you kinda consider a friend and want around more? Ask them about their discord communities, invite them to your own discord communities. You may also want to consider fiddling around with Matrix or even old IRC as fallbacks. Make sure your friends know how to find or contact you if you suddenly fall off discord or other internet.
I didn't mention Twitter did I? Well. Get off it. Really! If you like microblogging, hit Bluesky. There's ways to automagically get most of your twitter contacts onto Bluesky. But even then, you need to understand that Microblogging platforms, be it twitter or Bluesky, is often filled, or is going to be filled, with bad actors. So try not to engage with strangers or people you're not sure is real. You shouldn't feel obligated to prove anyone right or wrong.
That's the survival part. But what if you wanna do something about. ...Everything.
Again. Look locally. If you have time to spare, give it to your local outreach programs. If you wanna get political, your local democrats are absolutely trying to write and pass ballot measures and bills and can use your help too. If you don't have that kind of time- That's understandable. Don't feel obligated to be an activist. But you can still do things to make your local area, your city, your state a better place.
Grassroots mean ROOTS. And you likely can do nothing on a nationwide or global scale without local roots.
All this advice has one thing in common: Love. It sounds naïve, sure, but I'm quite old and quite weary. And so far, that's the truth that I've found. Love guards us from all things. Risk Love, love your friends, love your community, You'll be more effective helping and building a better place if it comes from a place of love. Don't let shock and anger sap your ability to weather and survive and help your loved ones survive before the first storm even comes.
Things might get worse. I won't say otherwise. So build your bulwarks now. Self>Family(Whatever that word means in a positive context to you)>Friends>Community.
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