this week’s reading is The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family

  • @LoamImprovement@beehaw.org
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    22 days ago

    The thought crossed my mind but I’ve had panic attacks like that before, some a lot more severe and in public, mostly about how “this is the best I can do and it sucks and it only gets worse from here.” Which, incidentally, ended up being mostly true due to external factors. Like I work a job I don’t hate and make decent money but it’s not enough because housing is unaffordable everywhere.

    I think I’d be doing a lot better if the entire United States weren’t staring down the barrel of yet another once-in-a-lifetime financial crisis. Like when are we ever not in crisis at this point?

    • Pete Hahnloser
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      52 days ago

      We’ve hit the point where the economy is nakedly “we’ll pay you way less than you’re worth so more than half your income goes to other people who are already rich.” It’s a fucking scam.