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Mental Health 8w
I’m trying so hard to see reasons to live but everything is so awful. Climate change, ai, awful politicians who don’t care about anyone but themselves. I’m not sure as a human population will go on. The future I can’t see but I’m told I have is gone
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Anonymous 8w

You just listed so many reasons to live. Climate change is an issue not because the Earth is warming, but because of the speed its warming at. Go into research and figure out how to cultivate those plastic eating bacteria that were recently found at the bottom of the ocean. AI has the potential to enhance research ability over 10x and cure countless diseases and save humans years worth of time and advance our society by decades. You can use it for you research from part A of this response. Also

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 8w

Look into all the companies partnering with AI hyper scalers to make it carbon neutral and green, Solar Edge for example. Maybe even read Amodei’s latest essay about slowing the growth of AI for safety and sustainability reasons.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 8w

As for awful politicians, yeah politics suck. Read each of their pages carefully and vote for the ones who align with what you care about most. If none of them align even somewhat well and their promises sound fake, post essays and comments about better policies that could be made.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 8w

If you’re feeling down and depressed because of large complex issues in the world, then get off your ass and start researching to give yourself the deepest understanding of those issues so that you can actually make a difference and be a net positive to society. Otherwise, all you’re doing is adding negativity to this world and wasting clean air with your complaints.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 7w

that’s cool on an individual level but i feel like the real reason people feel lost is because there is no alternative power structure or group to turn to. we just have our stinky government, that’s it, who else can we expect to save us? also i think a huge issue is that we are so divided we have no idea how to come together to create a movement strong enough to make a difference. do you have any thoughts on that?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 7w

I think you’re asking the wrong question entirely. It’s not about “who can we turn to”, it’s about realizing if there is no one to turn to, you have to make the change yourself. “Take a look in the mirror” as MJ would say. As for coming together, on a large scale, people need to be willing to have difficult conversations first. The amount of assassinations and attempts which have occurred this past year from the far left show where the problem truly lies. I personally am centrist, I try to have

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 7w

Political conversations with people from both sides every day. I find Republicans talk over me sometimes but are willing to hear me out on a few opinions, even if they don’t change their mind at the end. I have yet to meet a single liberal who even lets me speak without screaming and calling me names only to shut me up in the end.

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