Okay, if you’re not American odds are much better there’s helpful services! If you give me a province/region/country, I’ll happily look into what mental health services are available.

Last time you asked for help, folks suggested therapy. Have you looked into any of the local free options? My offer of looking for you is still on the table, just let me know what state/province etc!

I think a lot of the responses you’re getting (and their upvotes) are pretty good reflections of the problem you’re addressing.

I imagine the user base is a bit more diverse than the comments etc let on. It is just exhausting to even try to explain a conservative perspective viewpoint t here so I think a lot of folks just keep their heads down on anything political.

While a lot of folks have zero interest in venturing outside of their ideological comfort zones, I wonder if there sre enough of us that we could make some /community work. There were a few on reddit that were private or super tightly moderated that were pretty interesting for stuff like that…

Ehhhhhh, I think it’s a little of column A and a little of column B.

I think the biggest tik tok contributor is people now hear about ADHD and decide because they get bored in schoo sometimes they must have it etc. (As someone who struggles not to chew through their own gums as a form of fidgeting, I find this really irritating.) But let’s put that aside because I don’t think that’s what you’re asking about. I’ll also ignore the fact that more people are walking into therapists having read all the symptoms and knowing essentially what to say to receive a “diagnosis.”

To the actual question, I do think TikTok/smartphones/internet are definitely rewiring our brains in ways that mirror a lot of symptoms of ADD/ADHD. There’s a depressingly good book about it called the Shallows but the basic thesis is that the financial incentives of the internet are geared to keep you clicking and moving through things (so you see more new ads) which habituated people to very short term impulses/reward structures. In other words, impulse control and trouble focusing long term.

Life is pretty awesome, I’m lucky enough to enjoy most days. Work’s engaging, after work I play sports with friends 3 days a week, other weekdays are organized to fit in chores or other friends. And weekends are for bigger plans and/or chores, plus another soccer game or two with friends.

I didn’t say it was justified because of politicians, just that it wasn’t a crazy position.

I have no idea how this validates or invalidates the Economist. I get that you think this is some sort of gotchya but it’s pretty darned weak.

Stillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll waiting for your critique of the Gaza coverage. (I know, silly to ask, it’s never going to come.)

Have a pleasant new years.

America committed genocide in the internment camps?

Christ, I have way better things to do than fight over definitions with someone with too much time on their hands.

… Though, I will say I have no idea why you’d want to take that position. As you’re on the side that’s trying to extinguish a culture (the Russian Ukranians in Odessa, which again, is what the article is about. Just read the dang thing.)

Have a good New Years eve!

Are you high?

Just read the comment thread, pay attention to usernames.

No idea where you’re getting genocide from my comments.

I’ve seen your posts and comments, they’re all the same. “Everyone else is a dumb, I don’t like anything, I’m just going to jerk it in my room.”

Sadly, it’s not an uncommon personality.

If you want an NYE you don’t have to spend alone and sad, you can take steps to remedy it. If you choose not to, that’s on you.

Why are you angry?

Just pointing out this is a situation of your own making and is completely solvable.

None of the above? Are you getting confused between comment threads?

You said:

I’m saying that when your country is invaded, worrying about respecting the people who’s culture is the same as the invader’s is a great way to get a bunch of fifth columnists. And I’m not sure why you’re not aware of that. Similarly, despite the many British people of German heritage, in 1939, their “unique British-German culture” was not relevant and was not respected and should not have been.

Which I pointed out was the same logic behind Japanese internment camps.

Everything else had been about the article, including speaking Russian in Odessa. I think you’re arguing genocide on another thread?

That’s a chunk of what the article is about. That’s one of the main things…

What do you think the article is about?

but that’s my reality and I~~ can’t~~ won’t do anything about it.

Fixed that for you.

Maybe think on what you’d like your life to look like and how you can get there, it’s never too late to start making a change!

If you don’t like the people around you, there are a million ways to meet new people with similar interests.

If you don’t like your job, instead of Xbox, maaturbation and complaining on Lemmy but pretending they’re really questions for everyone, maybe look at what skills you can develop or what other jobs you could apply to.

No one is responsible for your life but you. Sympathy is for those making an effort to improve their situation.

I’d strongly suggest actually reading the article.

To be clear, you think Japanese Americans shouldn’t have been allowed to speak Japanese anymore?

How long should this have persisted?

I can reach back to literally today with their Gaza coverage.

… Proceeds to not do so at all.

So, no actual complaints about the Gaza coverage then?

It’s okay to admit that you just assumed you’d dislike the coverage and haven’t actually read it.

So, no actual complaints about the Gaza coverage then?

Edit: You might also actually read some of their articles about invading Iraq.

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2003/02/20/why-war-would-be-justified

This was the rationale behind America’s Japanese internment camps, which in my opinion, weren’t great.

What have you disliked about their gaza coverage?

And yes, for an American decision, I used American politicians. It’d be pretty silly to do otherwise “Oh my God, a majority of politicians did not to protect the right to abortion in America, bizzare!” Lol.

Edit: I’d also point out I am neither British not American. Unsure why this matters but it seems to be a thing for you?

If you have to reach two decades back and your gotchya is a choice that most mainstream newspapers and politicians backed, well, I think that says more about your pre determined beliefs on the Economist than it does about the paper but to each their own?

(And of course, if you have a better media bias checker, you might suggest it to the mods at c/politics as it’s the one they use.)